Braun von : il prussiano che conquistò lo spazio / di Vittorio Marchis |
Autore | Marchis, Vittorio |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Milano : Le scienze, 2000 |
Descrizione fisica | 93 p. : ill. ; 28 cm |
Disciplina |
925
629.4092 |
Collana | I grandi della scienza ; 15 |
Soggetto topico |
Scienziati - Scienziati
Braun, Wernher :, von |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | ita |
Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991002527599707536 |
Marchis, Vittorio | ||
Milano : Le scienze, 2000 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento | ||
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Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky : the pioneering rocket scientist and his cosmic philosophy philosophy / / Daniel H. Shubin, editor and translator |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Algora Publishing, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (250 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 629.4092 |
Soggetto topico |
Aerospace engineers - Soviet Union
Astronautics - Russia - History |
ISBN | 1-62894-239-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910798618703321 |
New York : , : Algora Publishing, , 2016 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky : the pioneering rocket scientist and his cosmic philosophy philosophy / / Daniel H. Shubin, editor and translator |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Algora Publishing, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (250 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 629.4092 |
Soggetto topico |
Aerospace engineers - Soviet Union
Astronautics - Russia - History |
ISBN | 1-62894-239-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910825326303321 |
New York : , : Algora Publishing, , 2016 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Opening space research [[electronic resource] ] : dreams, technology, and scientific discovery / / George H. Ludwig |
Autore | Ludwig George H |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, : American Geophysical Union, c2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (491 p.) |
Disciplina |
629.4092
B |
Collana | Special Publications |
Soggetto topico |
Astronautics and state - United States
Space sciences - Iowa |
ISBN |
1-118-66763-8
1-118-67164-3 1-118-67234-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Contents; Foreword; Prologue; Introduction; Special acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Setting the Stage at the University of Iowa; Initiating the Iowa cosmic ray program; Inventing the rockoon; Chapter 2: The Early Years; Entering opportunity's door; The summer 1953 rockoon expedition; McDonald's and Webber's balloon programs, 1953-1955; The summer 1954 third rockoon expedition; A great personal adventure, summer 1955; Discovery of the auroral soft radiation; Anderson's Canadian balloon flights in early 1956; Iowa City balloon flights in March 1956
Chapter 3: The International Geophysical Year IGY inception and early planning; Adding rockets to the program; Artificial Earth satellites; A retrospective view of the IGY; Chapter 4: The IGY Program at Iowa; Ground-launched rockets; Projects sometimes failed; Large balloons; Rockoons; Chapter 5: The Vanguard Cosmic Ray Instrument; Van Allen's cosmic ray experiment proposals; Major challenges; Evolution of the instrument design; Assembling and testing the instrument; Final work on the Vanguard instrument; Additional notes on the data recorder; Chapter 6: Sputnik! Early indications of Soviet intentions Scientists gather to review IGY progress; A memorable cocktail party: The announcement; Closing the conference; Continuing reactions; Chapter 7: The U.S. Satellite Competition; Competing launch vehicle proposals; The Stewart Committee and the Vanguard decision; Keeping the Orbiter dream alive; Chapter 8: Go! Jupiter C, Juno, and Deal I; Obtaining the approvals; Preparations at Huntsville and Pasadena; A call from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory; A hurried move to California; Building the Deal I satellite; Instrument calibration The corona discharge problem, again Environmental testing; Chapter 9: The Birth of Explorer I; The first countdown attempts; The Deal I launch: Explorer I in orbit!; Public jubilation; Returning from the Cape; Chapter 10: Deal II and Explorers II and III; Building the Deal II instruments; To Cape Canaveral for the Deal II launch; A heartbreaking failed launch attempt; The crash effort for a second try; The Vanguard I launch; A successful Explorer III launch!; Chapter 11: Operations and Data Handling; Explorer I operation; Explorer I data acquisition; Explorer III operation Explorer III data acquisition Data flow; The ground network; Data tape logistics; Making the data intelligible; Reading and tabulating the information; Chapter 12: Discovery of the Trapped Radiation; Iowa's cosmic ray experiment; Early hints of the high-intensity radiation; Examining the Explorer I data; From perplexity to understanding with Explorer III; My hurried move back to Iowa City; The announcement; The Soviets missed the discovery; Chapter 13: Argus and Explorers IV and V; Nuclear weaponry and the cold war; The Argus effect and project; NOTSNIK; The Iowa cosmic ray group and Argus Explorer IV and V preparation and launch |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996213955803316 |
Ludwig George H | ||
Washington, DC, : American Geophysical Union, c2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Opening space research : dreams, technology, and scientific discovery / / George H. Ludwig |
Autore | Ludwig George H |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, : American Geophysical Union, c2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (491 p.) |
Disciplina |
629.4092
B |
Collana | Special Publications |
Soggetto topico |
Astronautics and state - United States
Space sciences - Iowa |
ISBN |
1-118-66763-8
1-118-67164-3 1-118-67234-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Contents; Foreword; Prologue; Introduction; Special acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Setting the Stage at the University of Iowa; Initiating the Iowa cosmic ray program; Inventing the rockoon; Chapter 2: The Early Years; Entering opportunity's door; The summer 1953 rockoon expedition; McDonald's and Webber's balloon programs, 1953-1955; The summer 1954 third rockoon expedition; A great personal adventure, summer 1955; Discovery of the auroral soft radiation; Anderson's Canadian balloon flights in early 1956; Iowa City balloon flights in March 1956
Chapter 3: The International Geophysical Year IGY inception and early planning; Adding rockets to the program; Artificial Earth satellites; A retrospective view of the IGY; Chapter 4: The IGY Program at Iowa; Ground-launched rockets; Projects sometimes failed; Large balloons; Rockoons; Chapter 5: The Vanguard Cosmic Ray Instrument; Van Allen's cosmic ray experiment proposals; Major challenges; Evolution of the instrument design; Assembling and testing the instrument; Final work on the Vanguard instrument; Additional notes on the data recorder; Chapter 6: Sputnik! Early indications of Soviet intentions Scientists gather to review IGY progress; A memorable cocktail party: The announcement; Closing the conference; Continuing reactions; Chapter 7: The U.S. Satellite Competition; Competing launch vehicle proposals; The Stewart Committee and the Vanguard decision; Keeping the Orbiter dream alive; Chapter 8: Go! Jupiter C, Juno, and Deal I; Obtaining the approvals; Preparations at Huntsville and Pasadena; A call from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory; A hurried move to California; Building the Deal I satellite; Instrument calibration The corona discharge problem, again Environmental testing; Chapter 9: The Birth of Explorer I; The first countdown attempts; The Deal I launch: Explorer I in orbit!; Public jubilation; Returning from the Cape; Chapter 10: Deal II and Explorers II and III; Building the Deal II instruments; To Cape Canaveral for the Deal II launch; A heartbreaking failed launch attempt; The crash effort for a second try; The Vanguard I launch; A successful Explorer III launch!; Chapter 11: Operations and Data Handling; Explorer I operation; Explorer I data acquisition; Explorer III operation Explorer III data acquisition Data flow; The ground network; Data tape logistics; Making the data intelligible; Reading and tabulating the information; Chapter 12: Discovery of the Trapped Radiation; Iowa's cosmic ray experiment; Early hints of the high-intensity radiation; Examining the Explorer I data; From perplexity to understanding with Explorer III; My hurried move back to Iowa City; The announcement; The Soviets missed the discovery; Chapter 13: Argus and Explorers IV and V; Nuclear weaponry and the cold war; The Argus effect and project; NOTSNIK; The Iowa cosmic ray group and Argus Explorer IV and V preparation and launch |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910139037103321 |
Ludwig George H | ||
Washington, DC, : American Geophysical Union, c2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Red cosmos [[electronic resource] ] : K.E. Tsiolkovskii, grandfather of Soviet rocketry / / James T. Andrews |
Autore | Andrews James T. <1961-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | College Station, : Texas A & M University Press, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (168 p.) |
Disciplina |
629.4092
B |
Collana | Centennial of flight series |
Soggetto topico |
Aerospace engineers - Soviet Union
Authors, Russian Authors, Soviet Science fiction, Soviet - History and criticism Astronautics - Russia - History Astronautics - Social aspects - Soviet Union |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-60344-360-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Prelude before Tsiolkovskii: Russian rocketry from Peter the Great to the nineteenth century -- Introduction envisioning the cosmos: K. E. Tsiolkovskii, Russian public culture, and the mythology of Soviet cosmonautics, 1857-1964 -- Beginnings, teaching science in a provincial context: Tsiolkovskii's years in the Russian locale, 1857-1917 -- Dreaming of the cosmos: early scientific and technical experimentation in pre-1917 Kaluga, Russia -- Getting serious about rocket flight in revolutionary Russia, 1917-1928 -- Cross-fertilizing futuristic literary genres: utopian science fiction or didactic popular technology in revolutionary Russia, 1890-1928 -- Stalin, Khrushchev, and the spaceman: technology, Soviet national identity, and the memorialization of a local hero in the dawn of Sputnik, 1928-1957 -- Epilogue and conclusion: chudo (wonder) or chudak (crank), the legacy of Tsiolkovskii in the Khrushchev era and beyond 1964. |
Altri titoli varianti | K.E. Tsiolkovskii, grandfather of Soviet rocketry |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458587003321 |
Andrews James T. <1961-> | ||
College Station, : Texas A & M University Press, c2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Red cosmos [[electronic resource] ] : K.E. Tsiolkovskii, grandfather of Soviet rocketry / / James T. Andrews |
Autore | Andrews James T. <1961-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | College Station, : Texas A & M University Press, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (168 p.) |
Disciplina |
629.4092
B |
Collana | Centennial of flight series |
Soggetto topico |
Aerospace engineers - Soviet Union
Authors, Russian Authors, Soviet Science fiction, Soviet - History and criticism Astronautics - Russia - History Astronautics - Social aspects - Soviet Union |
ISBN | 1-60344-360-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Prelude before Tsiolkovskii: Russian rocketry from Peter the Great to the nineteenth century -- Introduction envisioning the cosmos: K. E. Tsiolkovskii, Russian public culture, and the mythology of Soviet cosmonautics, 1857-1964 -- Beginnings, teaching science in a provincial context: Tsiolkovskii's years in the Russian locale, 1857-1917 -- Dreaming of the cosmos: early scientific and technical experimentation in pre-1917 Kaluga, Russia -- Getting serious about rocket flight in revolutionary Russia, 1917-1928 -- Cross-fertilizing futuristic literary genres: utopian science fiction or didactic popular technology in revolutionary Russia, 1890-1928 -- Stalin, Khrushchev, and the spaceman: technology, Soviet national identity, and the memorialization of a local hero in the dawn of Sputnik, 1928-1957 -- Epilogue and conclusion: chudo (wonder) or chudak (crank), the legacy of Tsiolkovskii in the Khrushchev era and beyond 1964. |
Altri titoli varianti | K.E. Tsiolkovskii, grandfather of Soviet rocketry |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791416303321 |
Andrews James T. <1961-> | ||
College Station, : Texas A & M University Press, c2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Red cosmos [[electronic resource] ] : K.E. Tsiolkovskii, grandfather of Soviet rocketry / / James T. Andrews |
Autore | Andrews James T. <1961-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | College Station, : Texas A & M University Press, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (168 p.) |
Disciplina |
629.4092
B |
Collana | Centennial of flight series |
Soggetto topico |
Aerospace engineers - Soviet Union
Authors, Russian Authors, Soviet Science fiction, Soviet - History and criticism Astronautics - Russia - History Astronautics - Social aspects - Soviet Union |
ISBN | 1-60344-360-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Prelude before Tsiolkovskii: Russian rocketry from Peter the Great to the nineteenth century -- Introduction envisioning the cosmos: K. E. Tsiolkovskii, Russian public culture, and the mythology of Soviet cosmonautics, 1857-1964 -- Beginnings, teaching science in a provincial context: Tsiolkovskii's years in the Russian locale, 1857-1917 -- Dreaming of the cosmos: early scientific and technical experimentation in pre-1917 Kaluga, Russia -- Getting serious about rocket flight in revolutionary Russia, 1917-1928 -- Cross-fertilizing futuristic literary genres: utopian science fiction or didactic popular technology in revolutionary Russia, 1890-1928 -- Stalin, Khrushchev, and the spaceman: technology, Soviet national identity, and the memorialization of a local hero in the dawn of Sputnik, 1928-1957 -- Epilogue and conclusion: chudo (wonder) or chudak (crank), the legacy of Tsiolkovskii in the Khrushchev era and beyond 1964. |
Altri titoli varianti | K.E. Tsiolkovskii, grandfather of Soviet rocketry |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910816199503321 |
Andrews James T. <1961-> | ||
College Station, : Texas A & M University Press, c2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Ultimate Engineer : The Remarkable Life of NASA's Visionary Leader George M. Low / / Richard Jurek ; foreword by Gerald D. Griffin |
Autore | Jurek Richard |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lincoln : , : University of Nebraska Press, , [2019] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (328 pages) |
Disciplina |
629.4092
B |
Collana | Outward odyssey. A people's history of spaceflight |
Soggetto topico | Aeronautical engineers - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-4962-1849-3
1-4962-1847-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | New beginnings -- A man in space, soonest -- Toward a worthy goal -- The longest days -- Post-Apollo -- Giving back to the future. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910793978503321 |
Jurek Richard | ||
Lincoln : , : University of Nebraska Press, , [2019] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Ultimate Engineer : The Remarkable Life of NASA's Visionary Leader George M. Low / / Richard Jurek ; foreword by Gerald D. Griffin |
Autore | Jurek Richard |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lincoln : , : University of Nebraska Press, , [2019] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (328 pages) |
Disciplina |
629.4092
B |
Collana | Outward odyssey. A people's history of spaceflight |
Soggetto topico | Aeronautical engineers - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-4962-1849-3
1-4962-1847-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | New beginnings -- A man in space, soonest -- Toward a worthy goal -- The longest days -- Post-Apollo -- Giving back to the future. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910816951703321 |
Jurek Richard | ||
Lincoln : , : University of Nebraska Press, , [2019] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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