Project Icarus (M.I.T. Report No. 13) (Interdepartmental Student Project in Systems Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Spring Term, 1967)

Kleiman, Louis A. (Editor)

Published by The M.I.T. Press, Cambridge, MA, 1968

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6-3/4" x 10" Softcover; First Edition; 121pp; Covers slightly edgeworn & age-toned, previous owner's name inside front cover, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG- condition. Scarce vintage report from the Interdepartmental Student Project in Systems Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Spring Term, 1967. Supposing that the four billion ton asteroid labeled 1566 Icarus was going to collide with the earth, MIT professor Paul Sandorff asked his students to create a plan to prevent the collision. The plan was the inspiration for the 1979 film Meteor. Illustrated with diagrams. Seller Inventory # 016720

Bibliographic Details

Title: Project Icarus (M.I.T. Report No. 13) (...

Publisher: The M.I.T. Press, Cambridge, MA

Publication Date: 1968

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good-

Edition: First Edition.