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Something New Under the Sun - Satellites and the Beginning of the Space Age (Hardcover, 1998 ed.) Loot Price: R894
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Something New Under the Sun - Satellites and the Beginning of the Space Age (Hardcover, 1998 ed.): Helen Gavaghan

Something New Under the Sun - Satellites and the Beginning of the Space Age (Hardcover, 1998 ed.)

Helen Gavaghan

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In this, the first history of artifical satellites and their uses, Helen Gavaghan shows how the idea of putting an object in orbit around the earth changed from science fiction to indespensible technology in the twinkling of an eye. Thanks to satellites, we can now send data and images anywhere in the world in an instant. The satellite-based navigational system can pinpoint your exact location anywhere in the world; it is so precise that, from outer space, it can detect the sag on an airplane's wing. Focusing on three major areas of development - navigational satellites, communications, and weather observation and forecasting - Gavaghan tells the remarkable inside story of how obscure men and women, often laboring under strict secrecy, made the extraordinary scientific and technological discoveries needed to make these miracles happen. Written by a science journalist with support from the Sloane Foundation, the book describes the birth of the modern scientific era in the twentieth century, with creation of satellite technology. The narrative is part history - beginning with the Russian-U.S. contest with the launch of Sputnik; part politics, as scientists and visionary engineers compete for scarce funding that will bring their dreams to reality; partly the story of the singular and fascinating individuals who were present at the creation of our modern technological era.

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Imprint: Copernicus Books
Country of origin: United States
Release date: November 1997
First published: November 1997
Authors: Helen Gavaghan
Dimensions: 235 x 155 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 300
Edition: 1998 ed.
ISBN-13: 978-0-387-94914-7
Categories: Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > General
Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Observatories, equipment & methods
Books > Professional & Technical > Electronics & communications engineering > Communications engineering / telecommunications > Satellite communication
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LSN: 0-387-94914-3
Barcode: 9780387949147

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