Voyager Tales: Personal Views of the Grand Tour (Library of Flight)
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| Rating | : | 4.84 (987 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 156347252X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 480 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-05-01 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Human beings who created the Voyager Spacecraft The best and most interesting book on one of the greatest scientific accomplishments of our century written in the words of the individuals involved. These are real people including secretaries, guards, Telephone operators,and others as well as Engineers, Scientists, Project managers, and key individuals who participated in this remarkable extension of our knowledge of the Solar system. Of particular delight to the re
He worked at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and as a visiting professor at the University of California, Berkeley, Santa Cruz, and San Francisco State University. Swift is a professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Hawaii. About the Author David W. He received his Ph.D. Professor Swift teaches a wide range of courses including space development, popular culture, and sociology of education. in sociology at the University of California, Berkeley in 1967.
This volume provides insights into the development of a major research project from the personal perspectives of the people who helped design, build and fly the two spacecrafts. In 1977, Voyager 1 and 2 journeyed to the outer planets, gathering information about Jupiter and Saturn, sending scientists on earth their first close-up photographs of Uranus and Neptune, and collecting a series of images of the sun and its planets. Twenty years later, "Voyager Tales" presents a collection of interviews from a cross section of the professionals involved in all aspects of the mission. Readers will use this book as a case study of a pr
. He worked at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and as a visiting professor at the University of California, Berkeley, Santa Cruz, and San Francisco State University. Swift is a professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Hawaii. He received his Ph.D. Professor Swift teaches a wide range of courses