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Science with a Vengeance - How the Military Created the US Space Sciences after World War II
Springer Verlag - Springer Malicorne sur Sarthe, 72, Pays de la Loire, France 1993 Book condition, Etat : Très Bon paperback, editor's dark blue wrappers, illustrated by a V2 on launch pad, in profile large In-8 1 vol. - 426 pages
109 illustrations in black Reprinted edition, 1993 Contents, Chapitres : Acknowledgments, Contents, Abbreviations, Chronology, xxii, Text, 404 pages - Introduction - Establishing the high atmosphere as a site for research - 1. Military origins : Eric Regener and the V-2 - The V-2 travels West - Organizing for space research - Members of the V-2 panel - A new site for research : White Sands proving ground - The first launch season : Technical problems - Advocating upper atmosphere research - New vehicles for upper atmosphere research - 2. Science for a vengeance : The Sun from rockets - Pointing controls and the race to Lyman Alpha - Beyond Lyman Alpha and ozone - Migrating from particles to fields - Gaining authority for the high atmosphere - On the periphery of the ionospheric research - Getting the World out - Conclusion - Sources and index near fine copy, no markings
Historical Studies in the Physical and Biological Sciences - David Devorkin - Lillian Hoddeson - Stuart W. Leslie - Allan A. Needell - Robert W. Seidel - Paul Forman
Reference : 100906
(1987)
Historical Studies in the Physical and Biological Sciences - Volume 18, Part 1 (1987) , (Organizing for space research : The V-2 rocket panel - The first large-scale application of superconductivity : The Fermilab energy doubler, 1972 - 1983 - Playing the education game to win : The military and Interdisciplinary research at Stanford - Preparing for the space age : University-based research, 1946-1957 - From glow to flow : A history of military laser research and development - Behind quantum electronics : National security as basis for physical research in the United States, 1940 - 1960)
University of California Press, History of Science and Technology , Historical Studies in the Physical and Biological Sciences Malicorne sur Sarthe, 72, Pays de la Loire, France 1987 Book condition, Etat : Bon paperback, editor's white wrappers, title in blue grand In-8 1 vol. - 229 pages
few black and white illustrations and text-figures 1st edition, 1987 Contents, Chapitres : David Devorkin : Organizing for space research : The V-2 rocket panel - Lillian Hoddeson : The first large-scale application of superconductivity : The Fermilab energy doubler, 1972 - 1983 - Stuart W. Leslie : Playing the education game to win : The military and Interdisciplinary research at Stanford - Allan A. Needell : Preparing for the space age : University-based research, 1946-1957 - Robert W. Seidel : From glow to flow : A history of military laser research and development - Paul Forman : Behind quantum electronics : National security as basis for physical research in the United States, 1940 - 1960 few small foxings on the wrappers, else near fine copy, no markings - pages 1 to 229
Historical Studies in the Physical and Biological Sciences - Seiya Abiko on Albert Einstein - Elisabeth Crawford - David H. Devorkin - Tal Golan - Giulio Maltese
Reference : 100934
(2000)
"Historical Studies in the Physical and Biological Sciences - Volume 31, Part 1 (2000) , (Einstein's Kyoto address : ""How I created the theory of relativity"" - German scientists and Hitler's vendetta against the Nobel prizes - Who speaks for astronomy ? How astronomers responded to government funding after World War II - Blood will out : Distinguishing humans from animals and scientists from charlatans in the 19th-century American courtroom - The late entrance of relativity into Italian scientific community (1906-1930))"
University of California Press, History of Science and Technology , Historical Studies in the Physical and Biological Sciences Malicorne sur Sarthe, 72, Pays de la Loire, France 2000 Book condition, Etat : Bon paperback, editor's white wrappers, title in blue grand In-8 1 vol. - 181 pages
few black and white illustrations and text-figures 1st edition, 2000 "Contents, Chapitres : Seiya Abiko : Einstein's Kyoto address : ""How I created the theory of relativity"" - Elisabeth Crawford : German scientists and Hitler's vendetta against the Nobel prizes - David H. Devorkin : Who speaks for astronomy ? How astronomers responded to government funding after World War II - Tal Golan : Blood will out : Distinguishing humans from animals and scientists from charlatans in the 19th-century American courtroom - Giulio Maltese : The late entrance of relativity into Italian scientific community (1906-1930)" near fine copy, no markings - pages 1 to 191
