Chasing the Moon : how America beat Russia in the space race
Stone, Robert, 1958-2020
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In a world divided by the ideological struggles of the Cold War, the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights Movement, more than one-fifth of the people on the planet paused to watch the live transmission of the Apollo 11 mission. To watch as humanity took a giant leap forward. Based on eyewitness accounts and archival material, this work reveals the unknown stories of the individuals who made the Moon landing a possibility, from inspirational science fiction writer Arthur C. Clark and controversial engineer Wernher von Braun, to pioneers like mathematician Poppy Northcutt and astronaut Edward Dwight. It vividly revisits the dawn of the Space Age, a heady time of scientific innovation, political calculation, media spectacle, visionary impulses and personal drama. This is a companion book to the landmark documentary series on BBC TV.
Main title:
Chasing the Moon : how America beat Russia in the space race / Robert Stone and Alan Andres.
Author:
Stone, Robert, 1958-, authorAndres, Alan, author
Imprint:
London : William Collins, 2020.
Collation:
xiii, 359 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 20 cm
Notes:
TV tie-in.Originally published: 2019.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780008307882 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
629.454629.454 STO
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2243154