Satellites (Frontiers in Space) - Hardcover

Angelo, Joseph A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0816057729 ISBN 13: 9780816057726

Publisher: Facts on File, 2006

Synopsis

Modern Earth-orbiting satellites are sophisticated machines that have transformed all aspects of human civilization. This work examines the evolution of these spacecrafts, and helps students and teachers discover what Earth-orbiting spacecraft are, where they came from, how they work, and why they are so important.

About this title

About the Author:

JOSEPH A. ANGELO, JR., a retired U.S. Air Force officer (lieutenant colonel), is currently a consulting futurist and technical writer. He has a Ph.D. in nuclear engineering from the University of Arizona and served as a nuclear research officer in the U.S. Air Force (1967-1987) in a variety of scientific positions involving nuclear weapons development and nuclear treaty monitoring. He is also an adjunct professor in the College of Engineering at Florida Tech, specializing in nuclear radiation protection and waste management. Dr. Angelo is the author of 15 other technical books, including Space Technology (Greenwood, 2003) and Space Nuclear Power (co-authored with David Buden).

Review:

.,."would fit nicely into any high school library collection."

.,."comprehensive...straightforward, jargon-free text...abundant illustrations...[a] useful resource..."

"A more comprehensive, better-written treatment of th[ese] topic[s] would be hard to match...a must-have for any science classroom or school library."

About this edition

• Publisher: Facts on File
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0816057729
• ISBN 13: 9780816057726
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 336