Rocketeers and Gentlemen Engineers: A History of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics...and What Came Before (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781563476686)

Commissioned on the occasion of its 75th Anniversary, here is the fascinating historical account of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics - and its predecessor organizations, the American Rocket Society and The Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences - and the significant contributions each has made to the evolution of flight. From the early struggles to create and distinguish aeronautics as a distinct profession, through the technological necessities brought on by two world wars, to the incredible advances spawned by the Space Age, this narrative covers it all in a highly readable, thoroughly researched way. Reading like an aeronautical and astronautical who's who, this is also the amazing story of the organizations' founders, leaders and members - visionary individuals and dedicated engineers advancing theories and technologies in a profession that has forever changed society and shaped everyday life as we know it.

Author: Tom D. Crouch,National Air and Space Museum T. Crouch
ISBN-10: 1563476681
ISBN-13: 9781563476686
Publisher: AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics & Ast
Language: English
Published: 02/06/2006
Pages: 292
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.38lbs
Size: 9.24h x 6.40w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 06/01/2006 pg. 1846