Project Orion: The True Story of the Atomic Spaceship
Dyson, George
ISBN 10: 0805072845 ISBN 13: 9780805072846
Editorial: Holt Paperbacks, 2003
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Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. N° de ref. del artículo 00107234438
Sinopsis:
A brilliant combination of history and personal recollections documents the incredible story of a wild idea--a spacecraft powered by hydrogen bombs--and brings to life an episode in U.S. scientific research that brought together a vast array of brilliant physicists, including the author's father, who participated in the vision of a renowned theoretician, during the political and cultural backdrop of the Cold War. Reprint. 12,500 first printing.
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George Dyson, the son of distinguished physicist Freeman Dyson, grew up immersed in the world of groundbreaking science. His previous books include the acclaimed Darwin Among the Machines. He and his father are also the subjects of Kenneth Brower's classic profile The Starship and the Canoe. Dyson lives in Washington State.
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Título: Project Orion: The True Story of the Atomic ...
Editorial: Holt Paperbacks
Año de publicación: 2003
Encuadernación: Encuadernación de tapa blanda
Condición: Very Good