On the cutting edge tales of a Cold War engineer at the dawn of the nuclear, guided missile, compute...
On the cutting edge tales of a Cold War engineer at the dawn of the nuclear, guided missile, compute...
On the cutting edge tales of a Cold War engineer at the dawn of the nuclear, guided missile, computer and space ages / Robert F. Brodsky.
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New York : Gordian Knot Books, c2006.
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N629.13009/11
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English
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Physical content
x, 216 p. : ill., facsims, plans, ports. ; 23 cm.
Contents
Ch. 1 Grad student days : 1947-50 -- Ch. 2 The atomic years : 1950-56 -- Ch. 3 Guided missile days : 1956-58 -- Ch. 4 The fabulous years at Aerojet : 1958-71 -- Ch. 5 Freezing in Iowa : 1971-80 -- Ch. 6 Back in our own backyard - TRW : 1980-88 -- Ch. 7 The twilight zone : 1988-2004 -- Ch. 8 Summing...
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Publisher
New York : Gordian Knot Books, c2006.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c2006.
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"Did you know that the United States inadvertently dropped an atomic bomb on Mexican soil in 1952? That 40 years before initiation of the present International Space Station, an escape lifeboat vehicle from such a station was envisioned and developed? That in the mid-'70s, serious consideration was given to capturing and towing huge freshwater Anta...
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On the cutting edge tales of a Cold War engineer at the dawn of the nuclear, guided missile, computer and space ages / Robert F. Brodsky.
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Includes index.
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c2006.
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N629.13009/11
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74VKJLg0LAp3
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ISBN
1884092624 (pbk.)
9781884092626 (pbk.)
DDC
629.130092
MMS ID
991022194839702626
