Author: Jeffrey Kluger
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Kluger tells the riveting stories of scientists and spacecraft on the cutting edge of exploration, as they probe the billions of miles that separate Earth from the moons of other planets. of photos.
Journey Beyond Selēnē
Author: Jeffrey Kluger
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Kluger tells the riveting stories of scientists and spacecraft on the cutting edge of exploration, as they probe the billions of miles that separate Earth from the moons of other planets. of photos.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Kluger tells the riveting stories of scientists and spacecraft on the cutting edge of exploration, as they probe the billions of miles that separate Earth from the moons of other planets. of photos.
Journey Beyond Selēnē
Author: Jeffrey Kluger
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Outer space
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
This is the story of the men and women of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. These scientists and engineers have been "on the cutting edge of exploration for more than forty years, hammering together unmanned spaceships, mounting them atop rockets, and flinging them not just to our own moon but to the ends of the solar system.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Outer space
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
This is the story of the men and women of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. These scientists and engineers have been "on the cutting edge of exploration for more than forty years, hammering together unmanned spaceships, mounting them atop rockets, and flinging them not just to our own moon but to the ends of the solar system.
Journey Beyond Selene
Author: Jeffrey Kluger
Publisher: Little Brown GBR
ISBN: 9780316853842
Category : Outer space
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
An account of the men and women on the other side of the right stuff - they probe the billions of miles that separate the Earth from the moons of the other planets. The book tells the stories of scientists and spacecraft on the cutting edge of exploration and describes the remarkable discoveries. It recounts the daring missions, filled with drama, of manned flights to other planets - including the Pioneer and Voyager missions to Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
Publisher: Little Brown GBR
ISBN: 9780316853842
Category : Outer space
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
An account of the men and women on the other side of the right stuff - they probe the billions of miles that separate the Earth from the moons of the other planets. The book tells the stories of scientists and spacecraft on the cutting edge of exploration and describes the remarkable discoveries. It recounts the daring missions, filled with drama, of manned flights to other planets - including the Pioneer and Voyager missions to Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
Corpse
Author: Jessica Snyder Sachs
Publisher: Basic Books
ISBN: 0465044859
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
When detectives come upon a murder victim, there's one thing they want to know above all else: When did the victim die? The answer can narrow a group of suspects, make or break an alibi, even assign a name to an unidentified body. But outside the fictional world of murder mysteries, time-of-death determinations have remained infamously elusive, bedeviling criminal investigators throughout history. Armed with an array of high-tech devices and tests, the world's best forensic pathologists are doing their best to shift the balance, but as Jessica Snyder Sachs demonstrates so eloquently in Corpse, this is a case in which nature might just trump technology: Plants, chemicals, and insects found near the body are turning out to be the fiercest weapons in our crime-fighting arsenal. In this highly original book, Sachs accompanies an eccentric group of entomologists, anthropologists, biochemists, and botanists -- a new kind of biological "Mod Squad" -- on some of their grisliest, most intractable cases. She also takes us into the courtroom, where "post-O.J." forensic science as a whole is coming under fire and the new multidisciplinary art of forensic ecology is struggling to establish its credibility. Corpse is the fascinating story of the 2000year search to pinpoint time of death. It is also the terrible and beautiful story of what happens to our bodies when we die.
Publisher: Basic Books
ISBN: 0465044859
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
When detectives come upon a murder victim, there's one thing they want to know above all else: When did the victim die? The answer can narrow a group of suspects, make or break an alibi, even assign a name to an unidentified body. But outside the fictional world of murder mysteries, time-of-death determinations have remained infamously elusive, bedeviling criminal investigators throughout history. Armed with an array of high-tech devices and tests, the world's best forensic pathologists are doing their best to shift the balance, but as Jessica Snyder Sachs demonstrates so eloquently in Corpse, this is a case in which nature might just trump technology: Plants, chemicals, and insects found near the body are turning out to be the fiercest weapons in our crime-fighting arsenal. In this highly original book, Sachs accompanies an eccentric group of entomologists, anthropologists, biochemists, and botanists -- a new kind of biological "Mod Squad" -- on some of their grisliest, most intractable cases. She also takes us into the courtroom, where "post-O.J." forensic science as a whole is coming under fire and the new multidisciplinary art of forensic ecology is struggling to establish its credibility. Corpse is the fascinating story of the 2000year search to pinpoint time of death. It is also the terrible and beautiful story of what happens to our bodies when we die.
Exploring the Solar System
Author: Peter Bond
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119384915
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1582
Book Description
An Exciting and Authoritative Account of the Second Golden Age of Solar System Exploration Award-winning author Peter Bond provides an up-to-date, in-depth account of the sun and its family in the 2nd edition of Exploring the Solar System. This new edition brings together the discoveries and advances in scientific understanding made during the last 60 years of solar and planetary exploration, using research conducted by the world's leading geoscientists, astronomers, and physicists. Exploring the Solar System, 2nd Edition is an ideal introduction for non-science undergraduates and anyone interested in learning about our small corner of the Milky Way galaxy.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119384915
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1582
Book Description
An Exciting and Authoritative Account of the Second Golden Age of Solar System Exploration Award-winning author Peter Bond provides an up-to-date, in-depth account of the sun and its family in the 2nd edition of Exploring the Solar System. This new edition brings together the discoveries and advances in scientific understanding made during the last 60 years of solar and planetary exploration, using research conducted by the world's leading geoscientists, astronomers, and physicists. Exploring the Solar System, 2nd Edition is an ideal introduction for non-science undergraduates and anyone interested in learning about our small corner of the Milky Way galaxy.
Life in the Universe
Author: Joseph A. Angelo
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 1438108923
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
Details the history of the hunt for life on other planets, the technology that is used and the scientific concepts on which the search criteria has been designed.
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 1438108923
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
Details the history of the hunt for life on other planets, the technology that is used and the scientific concepts on which the search criteria has been designed.
The journey beyond
Author: Gilbert R. Uhrig
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Future life
Languages : en
Pages : 53
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Future life
Languages : en
Pages : 53
Book Description
Spacecraft for Astronomy
Author: Joseph A. Angelo
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 1438108966
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
Presents a history of astronomical instruments such as space telescopes and probes as well as related scientific concepts and brief biographies of important individuals.
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 1438108966
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
Presents a history of astronomical instruments such as space telescopes and probes as well as related scientific concepts and brief biographies of important individuals.
Holdout
Author: Jeffrey Kluger
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593184718
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
One of Literary Hub’s August “Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books” | Geek Tyrant’s “The Most Highly Anticipated Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books of August 2021” | Gizmodo’s “49 New Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books to Keep You Turning Pages in August” When evil forces are going unchecked on Earth, a principled astronaut makes a spilt-second decision to try to seek justice in the only place she knows how—the International Space Station. Walli Beckwith is a model astronaut. She graduated at the top of her class from the Naval Academy, had a successful career flying fighter jets, and has spent more than three hundred days in space. So when she refuses to leave her post aboard the International Space Station following an accident that forces her fellow astronauts to evacuate, her American and Russian colleagues are mystified. For Walli, the matter at hand feels all too clear and terrifying for her to be worried about ruining her career. She is stuck in a race against time to save a part of the world that seems to have been forgotten—and also the life of the person she loves the most. She will go to any length necessary, using the only tool she has, to accomplish what she knows is right.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593184718
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
One of Literary Hub’s August “Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books” | Geek Tyrant’s “The Most Highly Anticipated Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books of August 2021” | Gizmodo’s “49 New Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books to Keep You Turning Pages in August” When evil forces are going unchecked on Earth, a principled astronaut makes a spilt-second decision to try to seek justice in the only place she knows how—the International Space Station. Walli Beckwith is a model astronaut. She graduated at the top of her class from the Naval Academy, had a successful career flying fighter jets, and has spent more than three hundred days in space. So when she refuses to leave her post aboard the International Space Station following an accident that forces her fellow astronauts to evacuate, her American and Russian colleagues are mystified. For Walli, the matter at hand feels all too clear and terrifying for her to be worried about ruining her career. She is stuck in a race against time to save a part of the world that seems to have been forgotten—and also the life of the person she loves the most. She will go to any length necessary, using the only tool she has, to accomplish what she knows is right.
Rockets
Author: Joseph A. Angelo
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 143810894X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
Presents a history of rockets and rocketry that explains related scientific concepts and provides brief biographies of important individuals.
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 143810894X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
Presents a history of rockets and rocketry that explains related scientific concepts and provides brief biographies of important individuals.