To a distant day: the rocket pioneers
Auteur :
Gainor, Chris
Éditeur :
University of Nebraska Press
ISBN :
9780803245211
Date de publication :
1 juil. 2013
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Although the dream of flying is as old as the human imagination, the notion of rocketing into space may have originated with Chinese gunpowder experiments during the Middle Ages. Rockets as both weapons and entertainment are examined in this engaging history of how human beings acquired the ability to catapult themselves into space.