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Rockets: Sulfur, Sputnik and Scramjets

By Peter Macinnis

Book information

Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Year
2004
ISBN
1865087947, 9781865087948, 9781741151947
Open Library ID
OL18511754M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1872209 bytes)
Pages
288\288
Topic
History
Library
avaxhome.ws
Time added
2010-05-31 14:14:50

Description

Beginning in China in 70 B.C., this fascinating history chronicles the development of rockets from gunpowder-filled sticks of bamboo to interstellar commercial satellites. In particular, the story of American Robert Goddard is traced as he led the group of 20th-century space enthusiasts who realized that rockets would provide the key to early space exploration. Also included are the contributions to rocket evolution of rugged New York stuntmen, rangy Australian kangaroos, and a nudist New Zealand physicist.

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