Reconsidering Sputnik
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Reconsidering Sputnik
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Author : Roger D. Launius
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 2000
Reconsidering Sputnik written by Roger D. Launius and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Business & Economics categories.
This book explores Russia's stunning success of ushering in the space age by launching Sputnik and beating the United States into space. It also examines the formation of NASA, the race for human exploration of the moon, the reality of global satellite communications, and a new generation of scientific spacecraft that began exploring the universe. An introductory essay by Pulitzer Prize winner Walter A. McDougall sets the context for Sputnik and its significance at the end of the twentieth century.
Theaters Of Time And Space
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Author : Jordan D. Marché
language : en
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Release Date : 2005
Theaters Of Time And Space written by Jordan D. Marché and has been published by Rutgers University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Nature categories.
Every year, millions of Americans visit planetariums and are captivated by their strikingly realistic portrayal of the night sky. Today, it is indeed difficult to imagine astronomy education without these magnificent celestial theaters. But projection planetariums, first developed in Germany, have been a part of American museum pedagogy only since the early twentieth century and were not widespread until the 1960s. In this unique social history,former planetarium director and historian of science Jordan D. Marché II offers the first complete account of the community of individuals and institutions that, during the period between 1930 and 1970, made planetariums the popular teaching aids they are today. Marché addresses issues such as the role of gender and social developments within the planetarium community, institutional patronage, and the popularization of science. He reveals how, at different times, various groups, including financial donors, amateur scientists, and government officials, viewed the planetarium as an instrument through which they could shape public understanding and perceptions of astronomy and space science. Offering an insightful, wide-ranging look into the origins of an institution that has fascinated millions, Theaters of Timeand Space brings new perspectives to how one educational community changed the cultural complexion of science, helped shape public attitudes toward the U.S. space program, and even contributed to policy decisions regarding allocations for future space research.
Militarizing Outer Space
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Author : Alexander C.T. Geppert
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2020-12-02
Militarizing Outer Space written by Alexander C.T. Geppert and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-02 with Science categories.
Militarizing Outer Space explores the dystopian and destructive dimensions of the Space Age and challenges conventional narratives of a bipolar Cold War rivalry. Concentrating on weapons, warfare and violence, this provocative volume examines real and imagined endeavors of arming the skies and conquering the heavens. The third and final volume in the groundbreaking European Astroculture trilogy, Militarizing Outer Space zooms in on the interplay between security, technopolitics and knowledge from the 1920s through the 1980s. Often hailed as the site of heavenly utopias and otherworldly salvation, outer space transformed from a promised sanctuary to a present threat, where the battles of the future were to be waged. Astroculture proved instrumental in fathoming forms and functions of warfare’s futures past, both on earth and in space. The allure of dominating outer space, the book shows, was neither limited to the early twenty-first century nor to current American space force rhetorics.
Frontiers For The American Century
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Author : James Spiller
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2016-04-29
Frontiers For The American Century written by James Spiller and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-29 with History categories.
This book compares the cultural politics of the U.S. space and Antarctic programs during the Cold War. It analyzes how culturally salient terms, especially the nationalist motif of the frontier, were used to garner public support for these strategic initiatives and, more generally, United States internationalism during this period.
Total Cold War
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Author : Kenneth Alan Osgood
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Release Date : 2006
Total Cold War written by Kenneth Alan Osgood and has been published by University Press of Kansas this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Osgood focuses on major campaigns such as Atoms for Peace, People-to-People, and cultural exchange programs. Drawing on recently declassified documents that record U.S. psychological operations in some three dozen countries, he tells how U.S. propaganda agencies presented everyday life in America to the world: its citizens living full, happy lives in a classless society where economic bounty was shared by all. Osgood further investigates the ways in which superpower disarmament negotiations were used as propaganda maneuvers in the battle for international public opinion. He also reexamines the early years of the space race, focusing especially on the challenge to American propagandists posed by the Soviet launch of Sputnik.
Space Travel And Culture
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Author : Martin Parker
language : en
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Release Date : 2009-06-08
Space Travel And Culture written by Martin Parker and has been published by Wiley-Blackwell this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-06-08 with Science categories.
Explores the significance of the first Apollo moon landing and how the countless books, films, and products associated with factual space fiction had an affect on popular culture and artistic practice, but not social sciences and humanities Investigates how a topic is hugely important in popular culture, but almost invisible in the academy, and how it makes us want to ask questions about visibility, or perhaps self-censorship Evaluates how little impact the space age actually had on the social sciences and humanities - partly because its combination of military-industrial cold war politics, combined with patriarchy and big science, sits uneasily with contemporary thought in these areas Provides an interdisciplinary collection of essays on various aspects of NASA, the moon landing, and the commercialization of space generally The book travels from hard engineering to space romance, echoing the variety of attempts to blur science and culture
Proceedings Of The Forty First Colloquium On The Law Of Outer Space
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Author : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
Proceedings Of The Forty First Colloquium On The Law Of Outer Space written by American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Law categories.
These proceedings cover a range of topics dealing with the legal aspects of space exploration, including managing space resources and revitalizing space treaties, confidence building and commercial interest in space, and the legal aspects of navigation satellites.
Controversies In Science Technology
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Author : Daniel Lee Kleinman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Controversies In Science Technology written by Daniel Lee Kleinman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Computers categories.
Written for general readers, teachers, journalists, and policymakers, this volume explores four controversial topics in science and technology, with commentaries from experts in such fields as sociology, religion, law, ethics, and politics: * Antibiotics and Resistance: the science, the policy debates, and perspectives from a microbiologist, a veterinarian, and an M.D. * Genetically Modified Maize and Gene Flow: the science of genetic modification, protecting genetic diversity, agricultural biotech vesus the environment, corporate patents versus farmers' rights * Hormone Replacement Theory and Menopause: overview of the Women's Health Initiative, history of hormone replacement therapy, the medicalization of menopause, hormone replacement therapy and clinical trials * Smallpox: historical and medical overview of smallpox, government policies for public health, the Emergency Health Powers Act, public resistance vs. cooperation.
Preludes To U S Space Launch Vehicle Technology
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Author : J. D. Hunley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Preludes To U S Space Launch Vehicle Technology written by J. D. Hunley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with History categories.
"Preludes to U.S. Space-Launch Vehicle Technology is devoted primarily to military hardware and traces the evolution of missile technology from the 1920s through the 1970s, when the Minuteman III became operational. Hunley discusses individual innovations, technology transfer, management systems, and the organizations that were involved in the research and development of a wide range of rockets and missiles, including the German V-2, Redstone, Atlas, Thor, Jupiter, Titan I and II, and Polaris. He also humanizes the subject through numerous anecdotes and sketches of such fascinating individuals as Robert H. Goddard, Werner von Braun, Bernard Schriever, and "Red" Raborn, among others."--BOOK JACKET.
Quest
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
Quest written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Space flight categories.