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Project Orion : the true story of the atomic spaceship / George Dyson.
Van Pelt Library TL783.5 .D95 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dyson, George, 1953-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Project Orion (United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration).
- Nuclear rockets--Research--United States--History.
- Nuclear rockets.
- Nuclear explosions--Research--United States--History.
- Nuclear explosions.
- Nuclear explosions--Research.
- History.
- Research.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 345 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Henry Holt and Co., 2002.
- Summary:
- "Project Orion" chronicles a fascinating episode in U.S. scientific research, while capturing a unique time in American history and culture. It is the improbable story of the wildest idea--a space craft powered by hydrogen bombs--to come out of the space race. 8-page photo insert.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-327) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0805059857
- OCLC:
- 47745832
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