Countdown: A History of Space Flight Paperback - 1999
by Heppenheimer, T. A
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Details
- Title Countdown: A History of Space Flight
- Author Heppenheimer, T. A
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Edition
- Condition Used - Very Good
- Pages 420
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher John Wiley & Sons, U.S.A.
- Date 1999-03-29
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated
- Bookseller's Inventory # GOR003329337
- ISBN 9780471291053 / 0471291056
- Weight 1.32 lbs (0.60 kg)
- Dimensions 9.26 x 6.19 x 1.17 in (23.52 x 15.72 x 2.97 cm)
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 96028245
- Dewey Decimal Code 629
First line
From the rear cover
T. A. Heppenheimer's acclaimed chronicle of rockets, politics, and the pioneers who dared to reach beyond humanity's limits.
"The most comprehensive, up-to-date, and best written history of space flight there is."
--The Times (London)
"A lively account of the development of space activities in the U.S. and the Soviet Union . . . as good a one-volume overview of space as exists."
--Scientific American
"Countdown is by far the best history of space flight I have ever read. It is detailed, lucidly written for the layman, and full of fascinating stories."
--Adrian Berry, Daily Telegraph
"Science writer Heppenheimer's readable account provides a timely historical overview of the early visionaries, the engineers, and the geopolitical forces that placed men on the moon and created today's aerospace industry. . . . A thoughtful analysis that is highly recommended."
--Library Journal
"By far the most significant and technically insightful account of the ventures into the space environment I have seen. . . . [Heppenheimer] concentrates unerringly on key elements, both technical and managerial, in this account of man's initial space ventures."
--Lee Atwood, Former president and chairman, North American Aviation Corporation
"Like a skilled artisan, Heppenheimer weaves social, political, scientific, technological, military, and economic threads of the history of space flight into a tapestry that reveals fascinating patterns and themes."
--Publishers Weekly
