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Author: Melissa L. Sevigny
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Imprint: University of Arizona Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.50cm
, Length: 22.60cm
Weight: 0.260kg
ISBN: 9781941451045
ISBN 10: 1941451047
Pages: 184
Publication Date: 28 February 2016
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
Through a series of engaging interviews, Melissa Sevigny guides her readers on an amazing journey of solar system exploration in a way that captures the pioneering spirit of the Lunar and Planetary Lab's researchers. It is a must-read for anybody interested in humanity's quest to understand our origins and place in the universe. -Dante Lauretta, Professor of Planetary Science, University of Arizona A fascinating story of how a small university department became a major powerhouse in our exploration of the solar system, and of how our knowledge of the solar system blossomed with the space age. -Derek Sears, Space Science and Astrobiology Division, NASA Ames Research Center Under Desert Skies tells the story of how early pioneers like Gerard Kuiper and Ewen Whitaker helped America succeed in the quest for the Moon, and encouraged following generations of space scientists to unlock the secrets of the solar system. -Alan Fischer, Planetary Science Institute Tucson scientists have played a critical role in exploring our solar system. Melissa Sevigny has captured this remarkable story in a well-researched, thoroughly enjoyable manner. -Kevin Schindler, Historian, Lowell Observatory
Through a series of engaging interviews, Melissa Sevigny guides her readers on an amazing journey of solar system exploration in a way that captures the pioneering spirit of the Lunar and Planetary Lab's researchers. It is a must-read for anybody interested in humanity's quest to understand our origins and place in the universe. -Dante Lauretta, Professor of Planetary Science, University of Arizona A fascinating story of how a small university department became a major powerhouse in our exploration of the solar system, and of how our knowledge of the solar system blossomed with the space age. -Derek Sears, Space Science and Astrobiology Division, NASA Ames Research Center Under Desert Skies tells the story of how early pioneers like Gerard Kuiper and Ewen Whitaker helped America succeed in the quest for the Moon, and encouraged following generations of space scientists to unlock the secrets of the solar system. -Alan Fischer, Planetary Science Institute Tucson scientists have played a critical role in exploring our solar system. Melissa Sevigny has captured this remarkable story in a well-researched, thoroughly enjoyable manner. -Kevin Schindler, Historian, Lowell Observatory
Author Information
Melissa L. Sevigny grew up in Tucson, Arizona, with a deep love of the geology, ecology, and the clear desert skies of the Southwest. She is science and technology reporter for KNAU (Arizona Public Radio) in Flagstaff. Minor Planet (15624) Lamberton is named in her honor.
