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From Engineering Science to Big Science : The Naca and Nasa Collier Trophy Research Project Winners (Nasa Sp, 4219) - Hardcover

Pamela E. Mack

 
9780160496400: From Engineering Science to Big Science : The Naca and Nasa Collier Trophy Research Project Winners (Nasa Sp, 4219)

Synopsis

This volume is a collection of 16 essays on the NACA and NASA aerospace research projects that received the prestigious Robert J. Collier Trophy. From NACA achievements such as the Whitcomb Area Rule and the NACA Engine Cowling to NASA landmarks such as the first Space Shuttle flight and the Hubble Space Telescope's first servicing mission, this book covers a variety of important NACA/NASA achievements. We recommend it highly for all students interested in aerospace history.

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About the Author

 Pamela E. Mack is associate professor of history at Clemson University. She received a Ph.D. in the history of technology from the University of Pennsylvania and is the author of Viewing the Earth: The Social Construction of the Landsat Satellite System (MIT Press, 1990).

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