Ignition!: An Informal History of Liquid Rocket Propellants

by John Drury Clark

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This newly reissued debut book in the Rutgers University Press Classics imprint is the story of the search for a rocket propellant which could be trusted to take man into space. This search was a hazardous enterprise carried out by rival labs who worked against the known laws of nature, with no guarantee of success or safety. Acclaimed scientist and sci-fi author John Drury Clark writes with irreverent and eyewitness immediacy about the development...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0813595835

ISBN13:9780813595832

Release Date:May 2018

Publisher:Rutgers University Press Classics

Length:216 Pages

Weight:0.56 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Age Range:15 years and up

Grade Range:Grade 10 and higher

Related Subjects

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