The Meaning and Value of Spaceflight : Public Perceptions / / by William Sims Bainbridge
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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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| Pubblicazione: | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. 2015. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (229 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 629.4 |
| Soggetto topico: | 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 | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 discoveries. Both the Bush and the Obama administrations have cut back severely on fundamental research in space science and engineering. Understanding better what space exploration means for citizens can contribute to charting a feasible but progressive course. Since the end of the Space Race between the US and the USSR, social scientists have almost completely ignored space exploration as a topic for serious analysis, and this book seeks to revive that kind of contribution. The author communicates the insights in a lucid style, not only intelligible but interesting to readers from a variety of backgrounds. . |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The Meaning and Value of Spaceflight |
| ISBN: | 3-319-07878-X |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910300421703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Space and Society, . 2199-3882