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Journey to the Moon
Eldon C. Hall
Paperback - $117.95
The first of its kind, "Journey to the Moon details the history and design of the computer that enabled U.S. astronauts to land on the moon. The book recalls the history of computer technology, both hardware and software, and the applications of digi ...
The Rocket Men : Vostok & Voskhod. the First Soviet Manned Spaceflights
Rex D. Hall
Paperback - $62.95
In The Rocket Men authors Rex Hall and Dave Shayler review this Soviet demonstration of technological progress from both the developmental and operational aspects which were clouded in secrecy and in direct contrast to the high profile American progr ...
Urban Machinery : Inside Modern European Cities
Mikael Hard
Hardcover - $86.95
"Urban Machinery" investigates the technological dimension of modern European cities, vividly describing the most dramatic changes in the urban environment over the last century and a half. Written by leading scholars from the history of technology, ...
Epic Rivalry : The Inside Story of the Soviet and American Space Race
Von Hardesty
Hardcover - $44.95
For the 50th anniversary of the Sputnik launch, two noted experts offer a fresh history of the epic race to the moon. "Epic Rivalry" tells the story from both the American and the Russian points of view and features rare and previously unpublished ph ...
Epic Rivalry : The Inside Story of the Soviet and American Space Race
Von Hardesty
Paperback - $27.95
Circuits in the Sea : The Men, the Ships, and the Atlantic Cable
Chester G. Hearn
Hardcover - $94.95
This book tells the story of the scientific talent and technological prowess of two nations who joined forces to connect themselves with a communications cable that would change the world. In 1855 an American visionary named Cyrus West Field sought t ...
City of Light : The Story of Fiber Optics
Jeff Hecht
Hardcover - $191.95
This readable account is likely to become the definitive history of fiber optics. Starting from early Victorian times, when fiber optics was viewed simply as a parlor trick, Jeff Hecht gives us the full story, including the characters, discoveries, a ...
Technology and International Transformation : The Railroad, the Atom Bomb, and the Politics of Technological Change
Geoffrey L. Herrera
Paperback - $47.95
Examines the interrelation between technology and international politics since the nineteenth century.