Space Has No Frontier : The Terrestrial Life and Times of Bernard Lovell (Signed and Inscribed)

Bromely-Davenport, John

ISBN 10: 1903071984 / ISBN 13: 9781903071984

Published by Bene Factum, London, UK, 2013

About this Item

312pp plus two central sections of illustrations. In brown cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to spine. Signed and inscribed by the author to his publisher on the title page, 'Anthony - with many thanks for a great party & book'. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. In its original dust jacket (very slightly bumped along the upper edge). Well-researched biography of Sir Bernard Lovell, physicist and one of the foremost scientific minds of the 21st Century, a pioneer of radar and radio astronomy and the man behind the Jodrell Bank Observatory.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Space Has No Frontier : The Terrestrial Life and Times of Bernard Lovell (Signed and Inscribed)
• Publisher: Bene Factum, London, UK
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1903071984
• ISBN 13: 9781903071984
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Science - Physics, Maths, Astronomy and Space E...
  • Autobiography and Biography

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Synopsis

An exploration of Lovell's life and achievements in the scientific and political context of the time

 

The extraordinary life of Bernard Lovell began before World War I and his story encompasses many of the great events of the last 100 years: World War II, the invention of radio astronomy, the space race, the Moon landings, the exploration of the solar system, the Cold War, the Cuban missile crisis, and the defense of Britain against nuclear attack. It can now be revealed that he was also a spy. The great radio telescope which Lovell built became and remains one of the most important scientific instruments in the world. The Jodrell Bank Observatory and the Lovell Telescope have held their place at the frontier of research for 55 years. His legacy remains great, as can be seen from the extensive media coverage and personal tributes that his death in 2012 attracted all over the world. With the 70th anniversaries of many wartime events in which he played a crucial role, as well as the recent declassification of information relating to his activities as an agent in the Cold War, this biography is sure to have a broad and timely interest.   

About the Author

John Bromley-­Davenport is a successful lawyer, actor, and public speaker. Alongside his legal career he has become well known on both sides of the Atlantic for his solo adaptations of Dickens' A Christmas Carol and Jerome K. Jerome's Three Men in a Boat, both of which have been met with ongoing media acclaim over three decades. He has also contributed and published articles in various mainstream print publications, including the Daily Mail, the Daily Telegraph, and the Times.