{"product_id":"a-dictionary-of-the-space-paul-dickson-9780801891151","title":"A Dictionary of the Space Age","description":"\u003cp\u003e2009 Outstanding Academic Title, \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957 ushered in an exciting era of scientific and technological advancement. As television news anchors, radio hosts, and journalists reported the happenings of the American and the Soviet space programs to millions of captivated citizens, words that belonged to the worlds of science, aviation, and science fiction suddenly became part of the colloquial language. What's more, NASA used a litany of acronyms in much of its official correspondence in an effort to transmit as much information in as little time as possible. To translate this peculiar vocabulary, Paul Dickson has compiled the curious lingo and mystifying acronyms of NASA in an accessible dictionary of the names, words, and phrases of the Space Age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAviators, fighter pilots, and test pilots coined the phrases \"spam in a can\" (how astronauts felt prelaunch as they sat in a tiny capsule atop a rocket booster); \"tickety-boo\" (things are fine), and \"the Eagle has landed\" (Neil Armstrong's famous quote when Apollo 11 landed on the Moon).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis dictionary captures a broader foundation for language of the Space Age based on the historic principles employed by the \u003ci\u003eOxford English Dictionary\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWebster's New Third International Dictionary\u003c\/i\u003e. Word histories for major terms are detailed in a conversational tone, and technical terms are deciphered for the interested student and lay reader. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a must-own reference for space history buffs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Dickson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0801891159\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801891151\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 5.80w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScitech Book News\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2009 pg. 157","brand":"Paul Dickson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086873800959,"sku":"9780801891151","price":56.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3a0e4cf3-e296-40aa-a0b9-9faf998c1630.jpg?v=1769097077","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-dictionary-of-the-space-paul-dickson-9780801891151","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}