The Resource Rockets and revolution : a cultural history of early spaceflight, Michael G. Smith
Rockets and revolution : a cultural history of early spaceflight, Michael G. Smith
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The item Rockets and revolution : a cultural history of early spaceflight, Michael G. Smith represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library.
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- Summary
- "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 and expectations of the Russian revolution drew it both westward and spaceward. European and American industrial capacities became the models to imitate and to surpass. The burden was always on Soviet Russia to catch up--enough to achieve a number of remarkable "firsts" in these years, from the first national rocket society to the first comprehensive surveys of spaceflight. Russia rose to the challenges of its Western rivals time and again, transcending the arenas of science and technology and adapting rocket science to popular culture, science fiction, political ideology, and military programs. While that race seemed well on its way to achieving the goal of space travel and exploring life on other planets, during the second half of the twentieth century these scientific advances turned back on humankind with the development of the intercontinental ballistic missile and the coming of the Cold War"--
- Language
- eng
- Isbn
- 9780803286566
- Label
- Rockets and revolution : a cultural history of early spaceflight
- Title
- Rockets and revolution
- Title remainder
- a cultural history of early spaceflight
- Statement of responsibility
- Michael G. Smith
- Title variation
- Rockets and Revolution: A Cultural History of Early Spaceflight
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "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 and expectations of the Russian revolution drew it both westward and spaceward. European and American industrial capacities became the models to imitate and to surpass. The burden was always on Soviet Russia to catch up--enough to achieve a number of remarkable "firsts" in these years, from the first national rocket society to the first comprehensive surveys of spaceflight. Russia rose to the challenges of its Western rivals time and again, transcending the arenas of science and technology and adapting rocket science to popular culture, science fiction, political ideology, and military programs. While that race seemed well on its way to achieving the goal of space travel and exploring life on other planets, during the second half of the twentieth century these scientific advances turned back on humankind with the development of the intercontinental ballistic missile and the coming of the Cold War"--
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- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1960-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Smith, Michael G.
- Government publication
- government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- TL788.5
- LC item number
- .S5835 2014
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Astronautics
- Astronautics and state
- Astronautics
- HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century
- HISTORY / United States / 20th Century
- HISTORY / Europe / Russia & the Former Soviet Union
- Label
- Rockets and revolution : a cultural history of early spaceflight, Michael G. Smith
- Link
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-419) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
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- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
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- text
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Control code
- ebs4054127e
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780803286566
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
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- c
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- Label
- Rockets and revolution : a cultural history of early spaceflight, Michael G. Smith
- Link
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-419) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Control code
- ebs4054127e
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780803286566
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
-
- c
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
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