Space and the American Imagination
Author:   Howard E. McCurdy (American University)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition:   second edition
ISBN:  

9780801898679


Pages:   408
Publication Date:   26 April 2011
Recommended Age:   From 13
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Howard E. McCurdy (American University)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition:   second edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.658kg
ISBN:  

9780801898679


ISBN 10:   0801898676
Pages:   408
Publication Date:   26 April 2011
Recommended Age:   From 13
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction: Imagination 1. The Vision 2. Making Space Flight Seem Real 3. The Cold War 4. Apollo: The Aura of Competence 5. Mysteries of Life 6. The Extraterrestrial Frontier 7. Stations in Space 8. Spacecraft 9. Robots 10. Space Commerce 11. Back on Earth Conclusion: Imagination and Culture Notes Index

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A very useful study for those interested in fictions about space travel and exploration. Science Fiction Studies An interesting work for all space fans. Choice


A very useful study for those interested in fictions about space travel and exploration. Science Fiction Studies 2011


A very useful study for those interested in fictions about space travel and exploration. Science Fiction Studies 2011 An interesting work for all space fans. Choice 2011


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Howard E. McCurdy is a professor in the School of Public Affairs at American University; author of Faster, Better, Cheaper: Low-Cost Innovation in the U.S. Space Program, Inside NASA: High Technology and Organizational Change in the U.S. Space Program, and The Space Station Decision: Incremental Politics and Technological Choice; and coauthor of Robots in Space: Technology, Evolution, and Interplanetary Travel, all published by Johns Hopkins.

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