NASA Tech Briefs: Engineering Solutions for Design & Manufacturing, Volume 20, Number 10, October 1996
New York: Associated Business Pubs. 1996. 28 cm, wraps, illus. (some color), mailing label removed from front cover. More
New York: Associated Business Pubs. 1996. 28 cm, wraps, illus. (some color), mailing label removed from front cover. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1965. First? Edition. First? Printing. 580, wraps, illus. (fold-out plates), footnotes, index. More
Washington DC: United States, Congress, Office of Technology Assessment, 1989. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Trade paperback. xii, 116, [4] pages. Illustrations. Boxes. Figures. Tables. Footnotes. Front cover has some sticker residue. Cover has some other wear and soiling. This special report examines a wide range of potential improvements to the Space Shuttle, explores the future of space transportation for humans, and presents policy options for congressional consideration. It is one of a series of products from abroad assessment of space transportation technologies undertaken by OTA, requested by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. In undertaking this effort, OTA sought the contributions of a wide spectrum of knowledgeable individuals and organizations. Some provided information, others reviewed drafts. OTA gratefully acknowledges their contributions of time and intellectual effort. OTA also appreciates the help and cooperation of NASA and the Air Force. More
Washington, DC: United States Navy Naval Training Command, 1972. Second Revised Edition. Wraps. Format is approximately 8 inches by 10.25 inches. iv, 99, [5] pages. Illustrations (figures and tables). Glossary. Index. Bibliography. Ink initials at top of page "i". Cover has some wear and soiling. Small tears and chips at spine. Slightly cocked. Contents address Introduction to guided missiles, Factors affecting missile flight, Guided missile components, Missile propulsion systems, Missile control components and systems, Principles of missile guidance, Command Guidance, Beam-rider guidance, Homing guidance, Other missile guidance systems, Guided missile ships and systems, Fundamentals of nuclear physics, Principles, safety, security, and control of nuclear weapons, and Effects of nuclear weapons (pages 334 through 374). Appendix includes Bibliography, Table of atomic weights, and Glossary. There is also an Index. Superseded the original 1959 version. and the first revision from 1966. This volumes deals with many basic principles and theories needed for understanding guided missile flight and control, and basic nuclear weapons information. Considerable information is given on the effects of nuclear weapons. This update was issued at the time the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War was being reduced. More
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1958. Presumed first edition/first printing thus. Hardcover. [8], 575 [3] p., ill., 29 cm. Index. More
Arlington, VA: ANSER, 1993. 215, wraps, illus., index. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1988. Hardcover. 1755 total, 3 vols., illus., tables, charts, notes, appendices, notes on sources, index, lib stamps ins rear flyleaves (only lib marks). More
Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press, 1996. First Printing. Hardcover. xv, [1], 575, [1] pages. Figures. Tables. Appendices. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Ex-library with usual library markings. DJ in plastic sleeve. DJ flaps pasted inside boards. Diane Vaughan is an American sociologist and professor at Columbia University. She is known for her work on organizational and management issues, in particular in the case of the space shuttle Challenger crash. In the understanding of safety and risk, Vaughan is perhaps best known for coining the phrase “normalization of deviance”, which she has used to explain the sociological causes of the Challenger and Columbia disasters. Vaughan defines this as a process where a clearly unsafe practice comes to be considered normal if it does not immediately cause a catastrophe. Vaughan received her Ph.D. in sociology from Ohio State University and is a laureate of the Public Understanding of Sociology Award, of the American Sociological Organization. More
Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press, 1996. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. xv, [1], 575, [1] pages. Figures. Tables. Appendices. Notes. Bibliography. Index. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Minor edge soiling. Ink notation on fep, NOT FROM AUTHOR. Diane Vaughan is an American sociologist and professor at Columbia University. She is known for her work on organizational and management issues, in particular in the case of the space shuttle Challenger crash. In the understanding of safety and risk, Vaughan is perhaps best known for coining the phrase “normalization of deviance”, which she has used to explain the sociological causes of the Challenger and Columbia disasters. Vaughan defines this as a process where a clearly unsafe practice comes to be considered normal if it does not immediately cause a catastrophe: "a long incubation period [before a final disaster] with early warning signs that were either misinterpreted, ignored or missed completely." Vaughan received her Ph.D. in sociology from Ohio State University and is a laureate of the Public Understanding of Sociology Award, of the American Sociological Organization. The Challenger Launch Decision won the Rachel Carson Prize (inaugural winner) and the Robert K. Merton Award as well as being nominated for the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award. More
New York: Scholastic Book Services, 1969. Second Printing. 76, wraps, illus., index, pages have darkened, some soiling to covers and some edge wear. More
New York: Washington Square Press, Inc, 1962. First Printing. Pocket paperbk, 221, wraps, illus., index, pages have darkened, some wear to cover and spine edges, pencil notes inside front cover. More
New York: Franklin Watts, 1995. First Printing [stated]. Hardcover. 144 pages. Illustrations. Figures. Tables. Resources. For Further Reading. Index. Page 45 creased, Pencil erasure residue on fep. DJ in plastic sleeve, Ex-library copy with usual library markings. This is part of the Projects for Young Scientists series. Projects on gravity, the motion of the planets in our solar system, and the basic principles of rocketry and space flight. Complete with diagrams and pictures, this book explains and gives experiments to illustrate the basic principles of space exploration and microgravity science, as well as providing explanations of experiments in astronomy and physics. More
New York: Penguin Press, 2017. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Format is approximately 7 inches by 9 inches. Footnotes. [10], 358 pages. Illustrations (color). Bibliography. Index. DJ has a tear and crinkling at back bottom edge. Dr. Kelly Weinersmith received her Ph.D. in Ecology at the University of California Davis, and is an adjunct faculty member in the BioSciences Department at Rice University. Kelly studies parasites that manipulate the behavior of their hosts, and her research has been featured in The Atlantic, National Geographic, BBC World, Science, and Nature. When she isn’t studying Nature’s creepiest wonders, Kelly is writing books with her husband, Zach Weinersmith (creator of Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal Comics). Their first book, Soonish: Ten Emerging Technologies That’ll Improve and/or Ruin Everything, was a New York Times Bestseller. Zach Weinersmith is the cartoonist behind the popular geek webcomic, Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal. He illustrated the New York Times-bestselling Open Borders: The Science and Ethics of Immigration. His work has been featured by The Economist, The Wall Street Journal, Slate, Forbes, Science Friday, Foreign Policy, PBS, Boingboing, the Freakonomics Blog, the RadioLab blog, Entertainment Weekly, Mother Jones, CNN, Discovery Magazine, Nautilus and more. More
Albuquerque, NM: University of NM Press, 1952. 611, illus., figs, tables, biblio, app, index, ink name & remains of lib stamp ins fr flylf, DJ quite worn: sm tears, sm pcs missing. More
New York: Collier Books, 1977. First Edition. Pocket-sized, 238, fabric covers, profusely illus., appendices, some wear to edges of covers. More
Place_Pub: New York: Collier Books, 1977. 1st Collier Edition. First? Printing. 11 x 18 cm, 238, wraps, illus., index, usual library markings. More
New York: Bantam Books, 1969. Third Printing. Mass market paperback. 18 cm. xix, [1], 331, [1] pages. Wraps. Illustrations (some in color--"Souvenir Space Album"). Cover soiled. Some pages discolored. John Noble Wilford (born October 4, 1933[1]) is an author and science journalist for The New York Times. Wilford's professional career began at The Commercial Appeal in Memphis. Following his military service, he was a medical reporter at the Journal from 1959 to 1961. In 1962, he joined Time as a contributing editor specializing in science before moving in 1965 to The New York Times to be a science reporter (1965-1973) and science correspondent (1979-2008). While at the NYT he also worked as assistant national news editor (1973–1975) and director of science news (1975–1979). In 1969, he wrote the newspaper's front-page article about the Apollo 11 landing. His was the only byline on the front page, beneath the headline "Men Walk On Moon." Wilford received the 1984 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting for work on "scientific topics of national import" More
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1990. First Printing. 165, illus., source notes, index, yellow highlighting pp. 81-83, library stamps, DJ in somewhat soiled plastic sleeve library call number sticker taped to DJ spine, library stickers on rear DJ and plastic sleeve (one crossed out in marker). The evolution of rocket propulsion and vehicle design from the time of the ancient Babylonians and Greeks to the present. More
[Baltimore, MD]: American Astronautical Soc. 1965. Approx. 350, illus., diagrams, references, missing pp. v-vi (title page and publication information), pencil erasure on front endpaper. More
Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, 1961. First Edition. 178, illus., foxing inside boards and flyleaves and to fore-edge, DJ soiled and foxed, some scuffing to DJ and some edge wear. More
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1945. First Edition. 326, illus., appendix, index, discoloration inside boards, ink name inside front board, corner of boards & edges of spine worn. More