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UNINA9910300421703321 |
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Autore |
Bainbridge William Sims |
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Titolo |
The Meaning and Value of Spaceflight : Public Perceptions / / by William Sims Bainbridge |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2015.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (229 p.) |
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Collana |
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Space and Society, , 2199-3882 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Science—Social aspects |
Cultural studies |
Aerospace engineering |
Astronautics |
Social sciences |
Communication in politics |
Societal Aspects of Physics, Outreach and Education |
Cultural Studies |
Aerospace Technology and Astronautics |
Methodology of the Social Sciences |
Political Communication |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Part I Factors -- The Space Race -- The General Social Survey -- Goals in Space -- Part II Correlations -- Events -- Sciences -- Technologies -- Part III Culture -- Literature -- Popular Media -- Simulation -- Conclusion -- The Final Frontier. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book presents the most serious and comprehensive study, by far, of American public perceptions about the meaning of space exploration, analyzing vast troves of questionnaire data collected by many researchers and polling firms over a span of six decades and anchored in influential social science theories. It doesn't simply report the percentages who held various opinions, but employs sophisticated statistical techniques to answer profound questions and achieve fresh |
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