LEADER 03960nam 2200625 450 001 9910811579703321 005 20230126212330.0 010 $a0-8032-8654-6 010 $a0-8032-8656-2 035 $a(CKB)3710000000251711 035 $a(EBL)1810533 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001352101 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11730225 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001352101 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11309351 035 $a(PQKB)10486466 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1810533 035 $a(OCoLC)892430105 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse35681 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1810533 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10951575 035 $a(OCoLC)923710491 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000251711 100 $a20141016h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aRockets and revolution $ea cultural history of early spaceflight /$fMichael G. Smith 210 1$aLincoln, Nebraska ;$aLondon :$cUniversity of Nebraska Press,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (785 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8032-5522-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""List of Tables""; ""Introduction""; ""Part 1.""; ""1. Envisioning the Biological Universe""; ""2. Mystical Economies of Earth and Space""; ""3. The Mechanics of Interplanetary Travel""; ""Part 2.""; ""4. Lyrical Cosmism of the Russian Revolution""; ""5. The Pioneers and the Spaceflight Imperative""; ""6. Rocket Spaceships as Science Fictions""; ""7. The Origins and Ends of Life on Earth""; ""Part 3.""; ""8. The First Foundations of Astronautics""; ""9. A Race into the Stratosphere"" 327 $a""10. Stalinism and the Genesis of Cosmonautics""""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""Selected Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""About Michael G. Smith"" 330 $a"Rockets and Revolution offers a multifaceted study of the race toward space in the first half of the twentieth century, examining how the Russian, European, and American pioneers competed against one another in the early years to acquire the fundamentals of rocket science, engineer simple rockets, and ultimately prepare the path for human spaceflight. Between 1903 and 1953, Russia matured in radical and dramatic ways as the tensions and expectations of the Russian revolution drew it both westward and spaceward. European and American industrial capacities became the models to imitate and to surpass. The burden was always on Soviet Russia to catch up--enough to achieve a number of remarkable "firsts" in these years, from the first national rocket society to the first comprehensive surveys of spaceflight. Russia rose to the challenges of its Western rivals time and again, transcending the arenas of science and technology and adapting rocket science to popular culture, science fiction, political ideology, and military programs. While that race seemed well on its way to achieving the goal of space travel and exploring life on other planets, during the second half of the twentieth century these scientific advances turned back on humankind with the development of the intercontinental ballistic missile and the coming of the Cold War"--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aAstronautics$xHistory 606 $aAstronautics and state 606 $aAstronautics$xSocial aspects 615 0$aAstronautics$xHistory. 615 0$aAstronautics and state. 615 0$aAstronautics$xSocial aspects. 676 $a629.4/10904 686 $aHIS037070$aHIS036060$aHIS032000$2bisacsh 700 $aSmith$b Michael G.$f1960-$01658376 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910811579703321 996 $aRockets and revolution$94064618 997 $aUNINA