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Airplane Stability and Control : A History of the Technologies That Made Aviation Possible
Malcolm J. Abzug
Paperback - $133.95
The authors, widely known for their contributions to airplane design and development, have captured both the technological progress and the excitement of this important facet of aviation. This updated edition includes new developments in propulsion-c ...
The Mercury 13 : The True Story of Thirteen Women and the Dream of Space Flight
Martha Ackmann
Paperback - $23.95
In 1961, just as NASA launched its first man into space, a group of women underwent secret testing in the hopes of becoming America's first female astronauts. They passed the same battery of tests at the legendary Lovelace Foundation as did the Mercu ...
The Airplane : A History of Its Technology
John David Anderson
Hardcover - $142.95
Commissioned in celebration of the 100th anniversary of powered flight, this volume chronicles aviation landmarks, from fledgling attempts in the 19th century to the Wright flyer, from seat-of-the-pants biplane design to the first design revolution o ...
Development of the Incandescent Electric Lamp (Engineering History Series)
G. B. Barham
Paperback - $62.95
Originally published in 1912, this is a complete unabridged reprint edition which covers the technical aspects of the development of electric lightbulbs, including early tantalum and osmium types. While most books focus almost exclusively on Thomas E ...
To the Digital Age : Research Labs, Start-Up Companies, and the Rise of Mos Technology
Ross Knox Bassett
Hardcover - $94.95
"The definitive history of how the transistor was transformed from an analog into a truly digital device." -- IEEE Spectrum
To the Digital Age : Research Labs, Start-Up Companies, and the Rise of Mos Technology
Ross Knox Bassett
Paperback - $52.95
"The definitive history of how the transistor was transformed from an analog into a truly digital device." -- IEEE Spectrum
Shooting for the Moon : The Strange History of Human Spaceflight
Bob Berman
Hardcover - $37.95
An accessible yet detailed history of the American space program, from its inception and moon missions to the present day and future.
Power, Speed, and Form : Engineers and the Making of the Twentieth Century
Sr. Billington
Hardcover - $62.95
"This important book makes a significant and unique contribution to the cause of technological literacy. It will be of great value to nonspecialists and general readers precisely because of its introduction of simple equations and formulas: these sha ...
Stages to Saturn : A Technological History of the Apollo/Saturn Launch Vehicles
Roger E. Bilstein
Paperback - $59.95
A classic study of the development of the Saturn launch vehicle that took Americans to the moon in the 1960s and 1970s, Stages to Saturn is one of the finest official histories ever produced. The Saturn rocket was developed as a means of accomplishin ...
Space 50
Piers Bizony
Hardcover - $59.95
In less than the span of a human lifetime, we have explored the Moon and launched robot probes to Mars, Jupiter, and far beyond. In the coming decade we will send astronauts to the Moon once again, to rehearse for the time when humans first set foot ...