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The Rocket Lab : Maurice Zucrow, Purdue University, and America's Race to Space

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Smith, Michael G.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: West Lafayette, IN : Purdue University Press, 2023.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • The Rocket Lab
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • CONTENTS
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction: A Study in Professional Biography
  • 1. Moishe Zucrow: An Emigrant's Life
  • 2. Prime Movers: Purdue University and Its Power Plants
  • 3. Research and Development: American Rockets for War
  • 4. Jet Propulsion: The New Science of Rocket Engines
  • 5. Project State: Guided Missiles for the Cold War
  • 6. Satellite Visions: The Dilemmas of Space Exploration
  • 7. Rocket Lab: Doc Zucrow and His Boys
  • 8. Moon Race: Purdue's Pathways to Outer Space
  • Epilogue: The Enduring Life of a Consultant
  • Appendix 1: Zucrow PhD Students (as of 1965), With Graduation Dates and Positions
  • Appendix 2: Career Paths and Contributions of Select Zucrow Students
  • Appendix 3: Purdue Rocket Laboratory Courses Between 1946 and 1971
  • Notes
  • Archival Sources
  • Index
  • About the Author