James Van Allen : the first eight billion miles /

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Astrophysicist and space pioneer James Van Allen (1914-2006), for whom the Van Allen radiation belts were named, was among the principal scientific investigators for twenty-four space missions, including Explorer I in 1958, the first successful U.S. satellite; Mariner 2's 1962 flyby of Venus, t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Foerstner, Abigail, 1949- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, ©2007.
Temas:
Van Allen, James A. > (James Alfred), > 1914-2006.
Van Allen, James A. > (James Alfred), > 1914-2006
Astrophysicists > Iowa > Biography.
Astrophysiciens > Iowa > Biographies.
SCIENCE > Physics > Astrophysics.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Science & Technology.
SCIENCE > General.
Astrophysicists
Iowa
Biographies
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Astrophysicist and space pioneer James Van Allen (1914-2006), for whom the Van Allen radiation belts were named, was among the principal scientific investigators for twenty-four space missions, including Explorer I in 1958, the first successful U.S. satellite; Mariner 2's 1962 flyby of Venus, the first successful mission to another planet; and the 1970's Pioneer 10 and Pioneer 11, missions that surveyed Jupiter and Saturn. Abigail Foerstner blends space science, drama, military agenda's, cold war politics, and the events of Van Allen's lengthy career to create the first biography of this highl.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xx, 322 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-306) and index.
ISBN:9781587297205
1587297205

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