Rockets and Revolution: A Cultural History of Early Spaceflight

by Michael G. Smith

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Rockets and Revolution offers a multifaceted study of the race toward space in the first half of the twentieth century, examining how the Russian, European, and American pioneers competed against one another in the early years to acquire the fundamentals of rocket science, engineer simple rockets, and ultimately prepare the path for human spaceflight.

Between 1903 and 1953, Russia matured in radical and dramatic ways as the tensions...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0803255225

ISBN13:9780803255227

Release Date:December 2014

Publisher:University of Nebraska Press

Length:448 Pages

Weight:1.80 lbs.

Dimensions:1.4" x 6.2" x 9.3"

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Engineering History Technology

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