How to Make Nuclear Weapons Obsolete
Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, 1986. First Edition. 175, illus., footnotes, notes, appendices, index, damp stains in top margin (no pages stuck), DJ worn and wrinkled. More
Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, 1986. First Edition. 175, illus., footnotes, notes, appendices, index, damp stains in top margin (no pages stuck), DJ worn and wrinkled. More
Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, 1986. First Edition. 175, illus., footnotes, notes, appendices, index, front DJ flap price clipped, some wear and small chips to DJ edges. More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1960. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Quarto. [6], 160, [2] pages. Illustrations. Figures. Charts. Tables. References. Name Index. Subject Index. Ink inscription from editor on front flyleaf. Inscription reads "with the compliment of the editor." Slight discoloration to flyleaves and DJ soiled and edges worn, small tears, small chips missing. Robert Jastrow (September 7, 1925 – February 8, 2008) was an American astronomer and planetary physicist. Robert Jastrow was Director and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Mount Wilson Institute. Dr. Jastrow received his Ph.D. degree in theoretical physics from Columbia University. He joined NASA in 1958 and was a prominent figure in the American space program from its inception. Dr. Jastrow was the first chairman of NASA’s Lunar Exploration Committee, which established the scientific goals for the exploration of the Moon during the Apollo lunar landings. In 1961, Dr. Jastrow set up NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies. He served as director of the Goddard Institute until his retirement from NASA in 1981. In recognition of his work in NASA, Dr. Jastrow received the NASA Medal for Exceptional Scientific Achievement and the Arthur S. Fleming Award for Outstanding Service in the U.S. Government. Dr. Jastrow hosted more than 100 CBS-TV network programs on space science. He was the special guest of NBC-TV with Wernher von Braun for the Apollo-Soyuz flights, and he was the featured guest of the Today show on the 10th anniversary of the landing on the Moon. Dr. Jastrow’s articles have appeared in The New York Times, Foreign Affairs, Atlantic Monthly, and Scientific American. More
New York: Columbia University Press, 1961. Second Printing. 379, illus., fold-out map, notes, index, DJ somewhat scuffed and soiled: small tears, small pieces missing. More
North Hollywood, CA: Western Periodicals Co., 1963. First? Edition. First? Printing. 255, illus., diagrams, references, usual library markings, boards somewhat worn and soiled. More
New York: Ballantine Books, 1982. Fifth Printing. Quarto, approx. 150, wraps, illus., figures, tables, fold-out plans, glossary, appendices, damp stains in side margins (no pages stuck). More
Santa Monica, CA: Rand, 1998. 26 cm, 90, wraps, illus., figures, tables, black dot at bottom edge, covers somewhat wrinkled. More
Tarzana, CA: American Astronautical Soc. [1974]. 26 cm, 516, illus., references, pencil erasure on front endpaper. Advances in the Astronautical Sciences, vol. 30. More
San Diego, CA: Univelt, 1987. First Printing. 288, illus., references, usual library markings. More
Washington, DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Scientific and Technical Information Office, 1977. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Wraps. Quarto. xiii, [1], 185, [1] pages. Wraps. Illustrations (some in color). Tables. Charts. Figures. Appendices. References. Units and Conversion factors. Small stains fore-edge, small tear front cover. Some wear to cover and spine edges. Editor Richard D. Johnson was with the NASA Ames Research Center. Editor Charles Holbrow was with Colgate University. The Technical Director, Gerard K. O'Neill of Princeton University made essential contributions by providing information based on his notes and calculations from six years of prior work on space colonization and by carefully reviewing the technical aspects of the study. Eric Burgess also made major contributions. More
New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1957. First Edition. Third Printing. 287 + 5, illus., maps, figures, charts, tables, some discoloration ins bds & flylves, DJ soiled: several tears, small pieces missing. More
Washington, DC: American Astronautical Soc. 1967. First? Edition. First? Printing. 485, illus., diagrams, usual library markings. More
Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 2005. First Printing [Stated]. Trade paperback. xii, 247, [1] pages. Some graphics at start of chapters. List of Abbreviations. Notes. Index. The author is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Northeastern University. Most observers would point to the 1969 Apollo moon landing as the single greatest accomplishment of NASA, yet prominent scientists, engineers, and public officials were questioning the purpose of the U.S. space program, even at the height of its national popularity. Defining NASA looks at the turbulent history of the space agency and the political controversies behind its funding. W. D. Kay examines the agency's activities and behavior by taking into account not only the political climate, but also the changes in how public officials conceptualize space policy. He explores what policymakers envisioned when they created the agency in 1958, why support for the Apollo program was so strong in the 1960s only to fade away in such a relatively short period of time, what caused NASA and the space program to languish throughout most of the 1970s only to reemerge in the 1980s, and, finally, what role the agency plays today. More
New York: Crescent Books, 1983. First Printing this edition [stated]. Hardcover. 31 cm. 208 pages. Illustrations (more than 300 photographs, most in full color, over 80 maps, diagrams, charts, and tables). Index. Among the contributors are: Ray S. Cline, Richard Friedman, David Baker, and David Miller. This book helps in understanding the intelligence machine and the role it played in protecting free societies of the world in the 1980s and shows how to cope with the endemic strategic conflicts of this era. The contents include: 1. What is intelligence? -- 2. The world's intelligence organizations --3. The worldwide intelligence exchange --4. Espionage and counter-espionage --5. Intelligence and the electronic battlefield --6. Intelligence and the war in space --7. Intelligence and the war in the air --8. Intelligence and the war on land --9. Intelligence and the war at sea --10. The importance of coping with intelligence. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1963. Quarto, 206, wraps, tables, pencil notes on title page & on card in front of title pg, part of front card cut off, pencil name on front cover. More
Windermere, FL: Ray Rourke Publishing Co., 1981. 24, profusely illus. in color, glossary, index, library stamps ins rear flylf crossed out in marker, bds & spine soiled & scuffed board edges quite worn, board corners threadbare, library stickers on boards crossed out in marker, small tears in margins of a few pages and small stains to a few pages. Book for young readers on launching rockets, space shuttle, satellites, manned spacecraft, lunar explorers, space stations, and more. More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, c1990. First Printing. 24 cm, 275, illus., notes, glossary, index. More
New York: C. Scribner's Sons, c1990. First Printing. 24 cm, 275, illus., publisher's ephemera laid in. More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, c1990. First Printing. 24 cm, 275, illus., notes, glossary, index. Inscribed by the author; photo of author & his inscribed business card taped inside book. More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, c1990. First Printing. Hardcover. 24 cm, 275 pages. Illus., notes, glossary, index. Signed by the author. More
New York: Wiley, c1976. First Printing. 24 cm, 280, some soiling to DJ, some wear to DJ edges. More
New York: Random House, 1971. First Edition. 236, illus., index, some wear to top and bottom DJ edges, small tears to top edge rear DJ. More
Dordrecht: D. Reidel, c1987. First? Edition. First? Printing. 26 cm, 787, bibliography, index. Foreword by L. Spitzer, Jr. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, v. 129. More
New York: Hart Publishing Company, 1970. First? Edition. First? Printing. 256, illus., tables, index, usual library markings, front DJ flap price clipped, "book sale" stamped on bottom edge. More
New York: Hart Publishing Company, 1970. First? Edition. First? Printing. 256, illus., tables, index, bookplate inside front flyleaf, DJ edges worn and small edge tears. More