Ignition!: An Informal History of Liquid Rocket Propellants (Rutgers...

Description: Ignition!: An Informal History of Liquid Rocket Propellants (Rutgers University Press Classics) Paperback – May 23, 2018 Product Details Publisher : Rutgers University Press Classics; Reprint edition (May 23, 2018) Language : English Paperback : 302 pages ISBN-13 : 978-0813595832 Reading age : 15 years and up Item Weight : 8.1 ounces Dimensions : 5.19 x 0.7 x 8 inches A classic work in the history of science, and described as “a good book on rocket stuff…that’s a really fun one” by SpaceX founder Elon Musk, readers will want to get their hands on this influential classic, available for the first time in decades. This newly reissued debut book in the Rutgers University Press Classics imprint is the story of the search for a rocket propellant which could be trusted to take man into space. This search was a hazardous enterprise carried out by rival labs who worked against the known laws of nature, with no guarantee of success or safety. Acclaimed scientist and sci-fi author John Drury Clark writes with irreverent and eyewitness immediacy about the development of the explosive fuels strong enough to negate the relentless restraints of gravity. The resulting volume is as much a memoir as a work of history, sharing a behind-the-scenes view of an enterprise which eventually took men to the moon, missiles to the planets, and satellites to outer space. Read more

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Book Title: Ignition! : an Informal History of Liquid Rocket Propellants

Number of Pages: 302 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: Rutgers University Press

Topic: General, History, Aeronautics & Astronautics, Science & Technology

Publication Year: 2018

Item Height: 0.7 in

Illustrator: Yes

Genre: Technology & Engineering, Biography & Autobiography

Item Weight: 8 Oz

Item Length: 8 in

Author: John Drury Clark

Item Width: 5.2 in

Format: Trade Paperback