| Rockets: Sulfur, Sputnik and Scramjets Contributor(s): Macinnis, Peter (Author) |
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ISBN: 1865087947 ISBN-13: 9781865087948 Publisher: Allen & Unwin OUR PRICE: $18.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2004 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Aeronautics & Astronautics - Technology & Engineering | Acoustics & Sound |
| Dewey: 621.435 |
| LCCN: 2004444503 |
| Lexile Measure: 1430 |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 5.14" W x 7.68" (0.80 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Beginning in China in 70 B C, this history chronicles the development of rockets from gunpowder-filled sticks of bamboo to interstellar commercial satellites. It traces the story of American Robert Goddard as he led the group of 20th-century space enthusiasts who realized that rockets would provide the key to early space exploration. |