Science with a Vengeance: How the Military Created the Us Space Sciences After World War II

by David H. DeVorkin

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The exploration of the upper atmosphere was given a jump start in the United States by German V-2 rockets - Hitler's "vengeance weapon" - captured at the end of World War II. The science performed with these missiles was largely determined by the missile itself, such as learning more about the medium through which a ballistic missile travels. Groups rapidly formed within the military and military-funded university laboratories to build instruments...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0387941371

ISBN13:9780387941370

Release Date:November 1993

Publisher:Springer

Length:404 Pages

Weight:1.67 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 7.0" x 10.0"

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Engineering History Science Science & Math Science & Scientists Science & Technology Technology

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