From Engineering Science to Big Science. The NACA and NASA Collier Trophy Research Project Winners. NASA SP-4219; NASA History Series

NASA. Edited By Pamela E. Mack

ISBN 10: 0160496403 / ISBN 13: 9780160496400

Published by NASA: NAtional Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC, 1998

About this Item

Washington, DC: NASA: NAtional Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1998. First edition [1998]. Green cloth with dustjacket. Fine condition, firm binding, no names or other markings, dustjacket in mylar protector. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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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; NASA History Series
• Publisher: NASA: NAtional Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0160496403
• ISBN 13: 9780160496400
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
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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).