FROM ENGINEERING SCIENCE TO BIG SCIENCE. THE NACA AND NASA COLLIER TROPHY RESEARCH PROJECT WINNERS NASA SP - 4219

MACK PAMELA E. EDITED BY

ISBN 10: 0160496403 / ISBN 13: 9780160496400

Published by NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION, WASHINGTON DC, 1998

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Format:17/25 THE NASA HISTORY SERIE, NASA SP - 4219 HEAVY BOOK.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: FROM ENGINEERING SCIENCE TO BIG SCIENCE. THE NACA AND NASA COLLIER TROPHY RESEARCH PROJECT WINNERS NASA SP - 4219
• Publisher: NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION, WASHINGTON DC
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0160496403
• ISBN 13: 9780160496400
• Binding: Couverture rigide
• Condition: Bon
• Dust Jacket Condition: Jaquette en bon état
• Weight: 1000 grams

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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.

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).