Rocket Man: Robert H. Goddard and the Birth of the Space Age, Paperback - David Clary

Reducere. Now in paperback, the life and legacy of the much-overlooked yet highly influential Robert Goddard--the brilliant, eccentric, and controversial pio...

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This volume identifies and evaluates the relationship between outer-space geography and geographic position (astrogeography), and the evolution of ...

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Publisher: Mango MediaAuthor(s): Kellie GerardiIllustration(s): NoNumber of pages: 264Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 127 x 178 x 19Cover type: P...

Rocket Ranch: The Nuts and Bolts of the Apollo Moon Program at Kennedy Space Center, Paperback

Reducere. In 1945 some experts still considered the so-called sound barrier an impenetrable wall, while winged rocket planes remained largely relegated to sc...

Reducere. Leonhard Euler's polyhedron formula describes the structure of many objects--from soccer balls and gemstones to Buckminster Fuller's buildings and ...

This study examines Soviet science fiction cinema from 1957 to 1990 and its relation to the space age. The author examines dozens of films and exam...

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'A wonderful book' - Guardian Truth, murder and the birth of the lie detectorPublisher: HarperCollins PublishersAuthor(s): Amit KatwalaNumber of pa...

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Reducere. There may not be a more fascinating a historical period than the late fourteenth century in Europe. The Hundred Years' War ravaged the continent, y...

The thrilling story of the Schneider Trophy, a series of glamorous air races that captivated both sides of the Atlantic and became a driver and cel...

Reducere. America was the place Smith had dreamed of his whole life.There, his character, determination, and ambition had propelled him to the top of society...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: David A. BellThe twentieth century is usually seen as "the century of total war." But as the historian David Bell argues in...

JaHyun Kim Haboush offers a compelling counternarrative to Western historiography, which ties Korea's idea of nation to the imported ideologies of ...

Reducere. For too long those who explain emotional discomfort on the basis of lived experience and those who blame chemistry have been at loggerheads. As Dr....

Publisher: The History Press LtdPublication date: 2021Dimensions: 243 x 260 x 34Cover type: HardbackRedescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe...

As the founder of financial futures and initiator of Globex, the world's first global electronic trading system, Leo Melamed revolutionized the fin...

Reducere. A New York Times BestsellerThe leading thinker and most visible public advocate of modern monetary theory -- the freshest and most important idea a...

Reducere. It is an era that redefined history. As the 1790s began, a fragile America teetered on the brink of oblivion, Russia towered as a vast imperial pow...

Reducere. In the tradition of Why Nations Fail, this book solves one of the great puzzles of history: Why did the West become the most powerful civilization ...

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The thrilling story of the Schneider Trophy, a series of glamorous air races that captivated both sides of the Atlantic and became a driver and cel...

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Reducere. Description5th Edition. ALDEBARAN VRIL: 1917 Extraterrestrials Messages to Maria Orsic and the Birth of the First German-Made UFO. REVISED AND EXPA...

From an award-winning historian, the outlandish story of the man who gave rights to animals.In Gilded Age America, people and animals lived cheek-b...

Reducere. 'STOP HEY, WHAT'S THAT SOUND?' The 1960's Revolution and Birth of the Jesus People is a crossover history on Social Change Movements in the US and ...

From the founder and activist behind one of the largest movements of the twenty-first century, the me too movement, comes a powerful and heartwarmi...

From the founder and activist behind one of the largest movements of the twenty-first century, the me too movement, comes a powerful and heartwarmi...

Reducere. A thrillingly panoramic and incredibly timely account of the rise of Islam, from the acclaimed author of Rubicon and Persian Fire. The evolution of...

Reducere. The New York Times bestseller and National Book Award finalist Killers of the Flower Moon is now adapted for young readers. This essential book int...

With 2018 marking 200 years since }Frankenstein{'s first publication, Levy provides an engrossing insight into the fascinating world of science in ...

Reducere. DescriptionIn Life of the Indigenous Mind David Mart nez examines the early activism, life, and writings of Vine Deloria Jr. (1933-2005), the most ...

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DescriptionDuring World War I, American army camps, navy stations and marine barracks formed football's first true all-star teams, competing agains...

DescriptionIn this remarkable book Michel Foucault, one of the most influential thinkers of recent times, calls us to look critically at specific h...

The world faces an environmental crisis unprecedented in human history. Carbon dioxide levels have reached heights not seen for three million years...

A great many theorists have argued that the defining feature of modernity is that people no longer believe in spirits, myths, or magic. Jason Ā. Jo...

Encompassing both tragedy and humour, it brings immediacy and intimacy to a moment of deep historical transformation - with consequences that echo ...

The characters who defined the inter-war years are considered in terms of the connections between them, including stories about the inter-war traje...