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portada Ignition! An Informal History of Liquid Rocket Propellants (Rutgers University Press Classics) (in English)
Type
Physical Book
Preface by
Year
2018
Language
English
Pages
302
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
20.1 x 13.0 x 1.5 cm
Weight
0.23 kg.
ISBN13
9780813595832

Ignition! An Informal History of Liquid Rocket Propellants (Rutgers University Press Classics) (in English)

John Drury Clark (Author) · Isaac Asimov (Preface by) · Rutgers University Press Classics · Paperback

Ignition! An Informal History of Liquid Rocket Propellants (Rutgers University Press Classics) (in English) - Isaac Asimov

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Synopsis "Ignition! An Informal History of Liquid Rocket Propellants (Rutgers University Press Classics) (in English)"

This newly reissued debut book in the Rutgers University Press Classics imprint is the story of the search for a rocket propellant which could be trusted to take man into space. This search was a hazardous enterprise carried out by rival labs who worked against the known laws of nature, with no guarantee of success or safety. Acclaimed scientist and sci-fi author John Drury Clark writes with irreverent and eyewitness immediacy about the development of the explosive fuels strong enough to negate the relentless restraints of gravity. The resulting volume is as much a memoir as a work of history, sharing a behind-the-scenes view of an enterprise which eventually took men to the moon, missiles to the planets, and satellites to outer space. A classic work in the history of science, and described as "a good book on rocket stuff...that's a really fun one" by SpaceX founder Elon Musk, readers will want to get their hands on this influential classic, available for the first time in decades.
Isaac Asimov
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Isaac Asimov es uno de los grandes maestros de la ciencia ficción del siglo XX. Autor de trayectoria legendaria, publicó más de quinientas obras, entre ellas la Trilogía Fundación -galardonada con los premios Hugo y Nebula-, Los propios dioses y El hombre bicentenario. Nacido en 1920 en Petróvichi, Rusia, siendo muy pequeño se trasladó con su familia a Estados Unidos y creció en la ciudad de Nueva York. Estudió en la Universidad de Columbia, donde se doctoró en Bioquímica. Mientras completaba sus estudios, sirvió como investigador en la Marina estadounidense durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Más tarde fue profesor de Bioquímica y publicó trabajos académicos, como El cerebro humano. En 1987 fue galardonado con el Premio Gran Maestro Nebula, y en 1997 fue incluido en el Salón de la Fama de la Ciencia Ficción. Asimov murió en 1992 en Nueva York a los setenta y dos años.
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