03470oam 22006494a 450 991109191400332120251117081240.09781612494586161249458797816124945931612494595(CKB)3710000000736532(EBL)4567410(OCoLC)952931922(SSID)ssj0001682301(PQKBManifestationID)16507791(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001682301(PQKBWorkID)15036784(PQKB)10739698(Au-PeEL)EBL4567410(CaPaEBR)ebr11228898(CaONFJC)MIL948879(OCoLC)1175687061(MdBmJHUP)muse87463(MiAaPQ)EBC4567410(Perlego)1589147(EXLCZ)99371000000073653220160303d2016 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCalculated RiskThe Supersonic Life and Times of Gus Grissom, Revised and Expanded /by George LeopoldWest Lafayette, Indiana :Purdue University Press,[2016]©[2016]1 online resource (417 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9781557538291 1557538298 9781557537454 1557537453 Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-356) and index.Cover; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Pure Oxygen; 1. 1926; 2. Work; 3. Purdue; 4. Wingman; 5. Test Pilot; 6. Mercury Seven; 7. Extracurricular Activities; 8. The Flight of Liberty Bell 7; 9. Down a Peg; 10. Apogee; 11. Risk and Reward; 12. How Astronauts Talk; 13. Front of the Line; 14. Death at 218 Feet; 15. Abandon in Place; Notes; Bibliography; IndexUnlike other American astronauts, Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom never had the chance to publish his memoirs. Killed along with his crew in a launch pad fire on January 27, 1967, Grissom also lost his chance to walk on the moon and return to describe his journey. Others went in his place. The stories of the moon walkers are familiar. Less appreciated are Grissom's contributions. The international prestige of winning the Moon Race cannot be understated, and Grissom played a pivotal and enduring role in securing that legacy for the United States. Indeed, Grissom was first and foremost a Cold Warrior, a member of the first group of Mercury astronauts whose goal it was to beat the Soviet Union into space and eventually to the moon. Drawing on extensive interviews with fellow astronauts, NASA engineers, family members, and friends of Gus Grissom, George Leopold delivers a comprehensive and corrective account of Grissom's life that places his career in the context of the Cold War and the history of human spaceflight. Calculated Risk: The Supersonic Life and Times of Gus Grissom adds significantly to our understanding of that tumultuous and ultimately triumphant period in American history. AstronautsUnited StatesBiographyElectronic books. Astronauts629.450092BLeopold George1955-1951874MdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9911091914003321Calculated Risk4709606UNINA03395nam 2200721Ia 450 991113967380332120251116202819.097866112918849781281291882128129188997818471424811847142486(CKB)1000000000404018(EBL)436500(OCoLC)290598208(SSID)ssj0000147668(PQKBManifestationID)11152035(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000147668(PQKBWorkID)10038048(PQKB)11290706(MiAaPQ)EBC436500(Au-PeEL)EBL436500(CaPaEBR)ebr10224819(CaONFJC)MIL129188(OCoLC)893334229(Perlego)809576(EXLCZ)99100000000040401820000502d2000 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEnglish in the digital age information and communications technology (ICT) and the teaching of English /edited by Andrew Goodwyn1st ed.London Cassell20001 online resource (156 p.)Cassell EducationDescription based upon print version of record.9780304706235 030470623X Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; The Contributors; Introduction; 1 'A Bringer of New Things': An English Teacher in the Computer Age?; 2 Framing and Design in ICT in English: Towards a New Subject and New Practices in the Classroom; 3 ICT in English: Views from Northern Ireland; 4 ICT in English: The Australian Perspective; 5 To Cope, to Contribute, to Control; 6 Computer Games as Literature; 7 Changing Technology, Changing Shakespeare, or Our Daughter is a Misprint; 8 Texting: Reading and Writing in the Intertext; Bibliography; IndexNew communications technology has been a boon to teaching and learning subjects of English, from reading and writing to literature such as Shakespeare. This book explores the ways that information and communications technology, or ICT, can be employed in teaching English and enriching the abilities of students. What are the advantages of ICT, and what are some of the concerns? Contributors from Europe, Australia, and North America address the use of media in teaching, from video, film, and audiotape to computer games and online resources. English in the Digital Age surveys the ways ICT is presCassell EducationInformation and communications technology (ICT) and the teaching of EnglishEnglish languageStudy and teachingAudio-visual aidsEnglish languageComputer-assisted instructionEnglish literatureStudy and teachingEnglish literatureAudio-visual aidsEnglish languageStudy and teachingAudio-visual aids.English languageComputer-assisted instruction.English literatureStudy and teaching.English literatureAudio-visual aids.420.78420.785Goodwyn AndrewMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9911139673803321UNINA