Product Description

In this, the first history of artificial satellites and their uses, Helen Gavaghan shows how the idea of putting an object in orbit around the earth changed from science fiction to indispensable technology in the twinkling of an eye. Focusing on three major areas of development - navigational satellites, communications, and weather observation and forecasting - Gavaghan tells the remarkable inside story of how obscure men and women, often laboring under strict secrecy, made satellite technology possible. "...a gripping read." -NEW SCIENTIST

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1055326 in Books
• Published on: 1997-11-07
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: 1.33 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 318 pages

New Scientist, Charles Sheffield
...I found this a gripping read. As Suomi remarked, "How hard we worked!" Having read Gavaghan's book, you can believe it, of him and all the other pioneers. To fight their way through technical, budgetary and bureaucratic obstacles, and to produce the prototypes of satellites we take for granted today, the scientists and engineers needed superhuman dedication. It is fitting that their efforts be acknowledged, admired and recorded for posterity.

Ingram
This is the first book focusing on the history and development of satellite technology. Focusing on three major areas of development--navigational satellites, communications, and weather observation and forecasting--this book tells the remarkable inside story of how obscure men and women, often laboring under strict secrecy, made satellite technology possible. 20 illus.

Book Info
Focusing on the three major areas of development navigational satellites, communications, and weather observations & forecasting - the author tells the inside story of how obscure men & women made the extraordinary scientific discoveries. DLC: Artificial satellites - History.