{"product_id":"rocketeers-and-gentlemen-engineers-tom-d-crouch-9781563476686","title":"Rocketeers and Gentlemen Engineers: A History of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics...and What Came Before","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tom D. Crouch,National Air and Space Museum T. Crouch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1563476681\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781563476686\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics \u0026amp; Ast\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/06\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.24h x 6.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2006 pg. 1846","brand":"Tom D. Crouch","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48443272790271,"sku":"9781563476686","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3d0d5ae6-4c05-41db-839c-92e5a69e781b.jpg?v=1777204407","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rocketeers-and-gentlemen-engineers-tom-d-crouch-9781563476686","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}