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Can I read JPL and the American space program : a history of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory on EtoBox?
JPL and the American space program : a history of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory by Clayton R. Koppes is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is JPL and the American space program : a history of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory about?
The story of JPL is much more than a technical or scientific history. Clayton R. Koppes has brought to life the political controversies and human interactions that erupt in a large, elite organization; traced the complex, frequently acrimonious relationship between JPL, its parent Caltech, the government, and the aerospace industry; and ultimately raised important questions about the funding, control and purposes of scientific and engineering research in the national security state.
Who reads JPL and the American space program : a history of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Clayton R. Koppes
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Published
- 2022
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780300236293
- Category
- nonfiction