Something New Under the Sun: Satellites and the Beginning of the Space Age
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| Rating | : | 4.55 (657 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0387949143 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 300 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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She has a degree in Biophysics and a fascination with the world of space. . Helen Gavaghan is a science writer and editor who has lived in Washington and London
A unique history - I only wish there was more! Mark Gibson (markg@slip.net) I really enjoyed this book's combination of technical (but not too technical) and personal detail. Not only did the book cover the birth and infancy of satellite technology it gave us a good luck at the personalities behind it. My criticism is that the book doe. Very human story with a few technical glitches. On Very human story with a few technical glitches. Edmund K. Parowski On 4 October 1957, the Soviet Union launched the first artificial satellite into earth orbit. It was named Sputnik, which can be translated from the Russian as "fellow traveler" (Chertok 2006). It was soon itself to have many fellow travelers. Helen Gravaghan's. October 1957, the Soviet Union launched the first artificial satellite into earth orbit. It was named Sputnik, which can be translated from the Russian as "fellow traveler" (Chertok 2006). It was soon itself to have many fellow travelers. Helen Gravaghan's. scopegal said a deep history, good job!. Excellent, deeply informative history of space satellites, the surrounding era and how that fostered as well as hindered the development and launch of satellites. Professionally and well written, this book is a must have for astronomers. You read not only of th
As Suomi remarked, "How hard we worked!" Having read Gavaghan's book, you can believe it, of him and all the other pioneers. I found this a gripping read. It is fitting that their efforts be acknowledged, admired and recorded for posterity. To fight their way through technical, budgetary and bureaucratic obstacles, and to produce the prototypes of satellites we take for granted today, the scientists and engineers needed superhuman dedication. -- New Scientist, Charles Sheffield
Focusing on three major areas of development - navigational satellites, communications, and weather observation and forecasting - Gavaghan tells the remarkable inside story of how obscure men and women, often laboring under strict secrecy, made satellite technology possible."a gripping read." -NEW SCIENTIST. In this, the first history of artificial satellites and their uses, Helen Gavaghan shows how the idea of putting an object in orbit around the earth changed from science fiction to indispensable technology in the twinkling of an eye