Aeronautics and Astronautics; An American Chronology of Science and Technology in the Exploration of Space, 1915-1960

Washington, DC: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1961. Presumed First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. 24 cm, xi, [1], 240 pages. Chronology. Abbreviations. Select Bibliography. Subject and Name Index. Pencil erasure residue on front endpaper. Minor wear to cover, some wear to spine lettering. Foreword by Deputy Administrator Hugh L. Dryden. Emme was an historian of science and technology and an aerospace historian. His education included a BA from Morningstar College in Iowa, 1941; MA, University of Iowa, 1946 and Ph. D. in 1949 both in Modern European History. He was a Navy pilot in the Pacific in World War II. He served in the Air Force Reserves, 1948-1972, retiring with the rank of colonel. In 1949, he became public historian for the Air University of the U.S. Air Force in Montgomery, Alabama before joining NASA, 1959-1979, as chief historian. His published books included: "The Impact of Air Power" 1959, "The History of Rocket Technology" 1964, and "A History of Space Flight" 1965. Emme wrote a brief survey of NASA in 1965, entitled "Historical Sketch of NASA (EP 29)", which was revised and expanded in 1976 by Frank W. Anderson, Jr. Emme was a member of many scholarly societies including the American Astrinautical Society for over 25 years. The chronology is divided into two sections: from the founding of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics in 1915 to the dawn of the space age in 1957; and the first three years of the space age, October 1957to December 1960. Condition: very good.

Keywords: NASA, Spaceflight, Aviation, Space Exploration, Rockets, Aircraft, Spacecraft, ICBM, Missiles, NACA, Satellites, Space Probes, Balloon Flights, Aeronautics, Astronautics, Airplane Records

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