Transit to Tomorrow; Fifty Years of Space Research at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. Large Format [Approximately 9.25 inches by 12.25 inches. x, [2], 148 p. Illustrated endpaper. Illustrations (mostly in color). Chronology/ Glossary. Index. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Inscribed by Helen Worth on half-title page. Helen E. Worth directed the APL Office of Communications and Public Affairs. She conducted interviews, was a writer for, and managed the creation of Transit to Tomorrow. Mame Warren came to Johns Hopkins in 1999 and was at the time of this publication the director of Hopkins History Enterprises, based in Johns Hopkins Universities Sheridan Libraries. She was the editor of this work. APL was created in 1942 during World War II under the Office of Scientific Research and Development. The Laboratory succeeded in developing the variable-time proximity fuze that played a significant role in the Allied victory. In response to the fuze's success, the APL created the MK 57 gun director in 1944. Expected to disband at the end of the war, APL instead became heavily involved in the development of guided missile technology for the Navy. The Laboratory s name comes from its origins in World War II, but APL s major strengths are systems engineering and technology application. APL conducts programs in fundamental and applied research; exploratory and advanced development; test and evaluation; and systems engineering and integration. In 1965, the US Army contracted with APL to develop and implement a test and evaluation program for the Pershing missile systems. APL identified problem areas and improved the performance and survivability of the Pershing systems.…