Space Exploration―A History in 100 Objects

Space Exploration―A History in 100 Objects
This is no ordinary space book.

Within the pages of this eclectic pop-history, scientist and educator Sten Odenwald at NASA examines 100 objects that forever altered what we know and how we think about the cosmos. From Sputnik to Skylab and Galileoâ€™s telescope to the Curiosity rover, some objects are iconic and some obscureâ€”but all are utterly important.
- The Nebra sky disk (1600 BCE) features the first realistic depiction of the Sun, Moon, and stars.
- The Lunar Laser Ranging RetroReflectorÂ finally showed us how far we are from the Moon in 1969.
- In 1986, it was the humble, rubber O-ring that doomed the space shuttle Challenger.
- The Event Horizon Telescope gave us our first glimpse of a black hole in 2019.
These 100 objects, as Odenwald puts it, showcase â€œthe workhorse tools and game-changing technologies that have altered the course of space history . . . the tools and devices that, taken together, represent the major scientific discoveriesâ€”and celebrate the human ingenuityâ€”of space technology, showing the ways physics and engineering have brought about our greatest leaps in understanding the way our universe works. . . . They make it clear that we have made giant strides in our quest to search ever more deeply into the farthest reaches of the universeâ€”and behind each new discovery is an object that expands our appreciation of space as well as the boundless imagination and resourcefulness we carry within us.â€
Country USA
Brand The Experiment
Manufacturer The Experiment
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9781615196142
ReleaseDate 2019-11-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781615196142

Country	USA
Brand	The Experiment
Manufacturer	The Experiment
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9781615196142
ReleaseDate	2019-11-01
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781615196142

Space Exploration―A History in 100 Objects

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