Astrophysics category: 1588 books
by Norman Mailer
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2014
For many, the moon landing was the defining event of the twentieth century. So it seems only fitting that Norman Mailer—the literary provocateur who altered the landscape of American nonfiction—wrote the most wide-ranging, far-seeing chronicle of the Apollo 11 mission. A classic chronicle of America’s...
Black Hole
How an Idea Abandoned by Newtonians, Hated by Einstein, and Gambled On by Hawking Became Loved
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2015
"For more than half a century, physicists and astronomers engaged in heated dispute over the possibility of black holes in the universe. The weirdly alien notion of a space-time abyss from which nothing escapes—not even light—seemed to confound all logic. This engrossing book tells the story of the...
Where the Universe Came From
How Einsteins relativity unlocks the past, present and future of the cosmos
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2017
How did it all begin? Where is it all going?
WHY GENERAL RELATIVITY LEAVES UNFINISHED BUSINESS WITH THE COSMOS
A little over a century ago, a young Albert Einstein presented his general theory of relativity to the world and utterly transformed our understanding of the universe. He overturned...
Many Worlds in One
The Search for Other Universes
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2007
A Leading Figure in the Development of the New Cosmology Explains What It All Means
Among his peers, Alex Vilenkin is regarded as one of the most imaginative and creative cosmologists of our time. His contributions to our current understanding of the universe include a number of novel ideas,...
Beyond Einstein's Unified Field
Gravity and Electro-Magnetism Redefined
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2010
Veteran plasma physicist John Brandenburg reveals the new theory that finally accomplishes what Einstein failed to do: the GEM Unification Theory proves the mathematical and physical interrelation of the forces of gravity and electromagnetism! This theory vindicates Einstein's dedication to unifying...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2012
The fascinating oral histories of seven Skylab space station program astronauts - converted for accurate flowing-text ebook format reproduction - provide new insights into this historic program, with vital observations about an era of space history that changed the world. The interviews divulge new...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2012
The fascinating oral histories of a dozen Space Shuttle program astronauts - converted for accurate flowing-text ebook format reproduction - provide new insights into this historic program, with vital observations about an era of space history that changed the world. The interviews divulge new information...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2012
The fascinating oral histories of a dozen Space Shuttle program astronauts - converted for accurate flowing-text ebook format reproduction - provide new insights into this historic program, with vital observations about an era of space history that changed the world. The interviews divulge new information...
The Cosmos For Kids (I Spy Universe)
Solar System and Planets in our Universe
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2014
A parent who wishes to teach a child more about the universe needs to definitely help the child understand the many items that occupy our galaxy. This book would be excellent because a young child will not be skilled enough to gather information from a text only book. However, this is an illustrated...
Confronting Space Debris
Strategies and Warnings from Comparable Examples Including Deepwater Horizon
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2010
Orbital space debris represents a growing threat to the operation of man-made systems in space. With the goal of guiding future mitigation or remediation efforts, this monograph examines nine comparable problems that share similarities with orbital debris: acid rain, U.S. commercial airline security,...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2012
This official NASA internal program document - converted for accurate flowing-text ebook format reproduction - is a comprehensive account of Gemini 12, the final mission of Project Gemini, the two-man orbital capsule that pioneered rendezvous and docking techniques used in the Apollo lunar landing...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2012
NASA's latest human exploration plans and programs, endorsed by President Obama, are detailed in the seven documents reproduced in this unique compilation. The space agency states:
NASA is executing a bold plan of exploration and scientific discovery that will address key questions about our...
Moonshots and Snapshots of Project Apollo
A Rare Photographic History
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2016
Winner of the Bronze Medal for Science in the 2016 Independent Publisher (IPPY) Book AwardsIn this companion volume to John Bisney and J. L. Pickering’s extraordinary book of rare photographs from the Mercury and Gemini missions, the authors now present the rest of the Golden Age of US manned...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2012
This official NASA document - converted for accurate flowing-text ebook format reproduction - provides an interesting review of NASA's experience working with the Russians and lessons on astronaut safety assurance of the Soyuz spacecraft. This report on Soyuz history was conceived as a possible analogy...