FROM ENGINEERING SCIENCE TO BIG SCIENCE. The NACA and NASA Collier Trophy Research Project Winners [The NASA History Series, NASA Sp-4219]
Language: English
Published by NASA, Washington, D.C., 1998
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This work consists of essays on individual aerospace research and develoment projects throughout the history of both the NACA and NASA. These projects each received the coveted Robert J. Collier Trophy for their numerous advances in the performance, efficiency, or safety of flying vehicles. The book contains photographs, illustrations, footnotes, Contributors' Biographies, and an index. This copy is clean and solid.
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- Title
- FROM ENGINEERING SCIENCE TO BIG SCIENCE. The NACA and NASA Collier Trophy Research Project Winners [The NASA History Series, NASA Sp-4219]
- Author
- Mack, Pamela E.
- Publisher
- NASA, Washington, D.C.
- Publication year
- 1998
- Condition
- As New
- Dust jacket
- As New
- Binding
- Cloth
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0160496403
- ISBN 13
- 9780160496400
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Dimensions
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
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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