Space Exploration: A History in 100 Objects
Seiten
2019
The Experiment LLC (Verlag)
978-1-61519-614-2 (ISBN)
The Experiment LLC (Verlag)
978-1-61519-614-2 (ISBN)
By a NASA educator, this photo treasury presents 100 eclectic objects - from Stonehenge to Sputnik - and explains their significance to the history of space exploration.
From Galileo’s telescope to the International Space Station - a photo-filled tour through the milestones of space exploration
This eclectic pop history of space exploration, by scientist-educator Sten Odenwald at NASA, examines 100 objects - all stunningly photographed - and their effect on what we know and how we think about space. Whimsical and uniquely clarifying, Space Exploration - A History in 100 Objects covers the iconic, from Sputnik to Skylab, as well as the lesser-known but utterly important:
The ancient Greek Antikythera mechanism, the first known analog computer, which predicted astronomical movement.
Luna 3, the first satellite to glimpse the far side of the moon. The O-ring; the humble, rubber part that doomed the Space Shuttle Challenger.
Syncom 2, the first geosynchronous satellite, which made international TV possible.
The V-2 rocket, the first artificial object to cross the threshold of space - and many more!
From Galileo’s telescope to the International Space Station - a photo-filled tour through the milestones of space exploration
This eclectic pop history of space exploration, by scientist-educator Sten Odenwald at NASA, examines 100 objects - all stunningly photographed - and their effect on what we know and how we think about space. Whimsical and uniquely clarifying, Space Exploration - A History in 100 Objects covers the iconic, from Sputnik to Skylab, as well as the lesser-known but utterly important:
The ancient Greek Antikythera mechanism, the first known analog computer, which predicted astronomical movement.
Luna 3, the first satellite to glimpse the far side of the moon. The O-ring; the humble, rubber part that doomed the Space Shuttle Challenger.
Syncom 2, the first geosynchronous satellite, which made international TV possible.
The V-2 rocket, the first artificial object to cross the threshold of space - and many more!
Dr. Sten Odenwald is an award-winning astrophysicist and prolific science popularizer, who has been involved with science education for the COBE, IMAGE, Hinode, and InSight missions, as well as NASA's Sun-Earth Connection Education Forum. He is currently the director of citizen science for the NASA Space Science Education Consortium at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and lives in Maryland.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 25.10.2019 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 249 x 209 mm |
| Gewicht | 1030 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Fotokunst |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Weltraum / Astronomie | |
| Technik ► Luft- / Raumfahrttechnik | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-61519-614-5 / 1615196145 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-61519-614-2 / 9781615196142 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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