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128 pages : 24 cm Surveys the invention, development, and different uses of rockets, from their beginnings in ancient Greece and China to modern efforts to explore outer space. The History of Rockets describes the development of rockets from their earliest days in ancient Greece and China to today's space shuttles to tomorrow's dreams. Today's rocket scientists are building the biggest, best, fastest, most powerful rockets ever imagined to provide information about the weather, upper atmosphere, and pollution; place satellites in orbit; and more. There is no doubt that rockets will continue to thrill and inspire us -- as they have for hundreds of years Includes bibliographical references (page 120) and index What is a rocket? -- Rocket goes international -- Dreamers -- Rocket societies -- Rocket at war -- Prelude to space -- Rocket riders -- Space shuttles -- Rockets today and tomorrow -- Glossary

Author

Miller, Ron, 1947-

Publisher

New York : Franklin Watts

Published

1999

Language

EN

ISBN

9780531159620

Subjects

Engineering, Science, History