Space Technology (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781573563352)

Here is a ready-reference guide for the nonspecialist with current information about developments in space technology as well as the present and future social, political, and technical impact of those developments on everyday life. It includes a history of the evolution of space technology; a discussion of applications; a chronology of major developments; profiles of prominent people and institutions; explanations of key principles; a discussion of the major impacts and implications of space technology; an examination of major issues surrounding the use of such technology; and predictions for future advances. Also offered are a glossary, a list of key associations, a list of print and electronic information resources, 40 illustrations, and an index.

Space Technology, the first volume in the Sourcebooks in Modern Technology Series, is a ready-reference guide that provides nonspecialist users with current information about important developments in space technology and about the social, political, and technical impact of those developments on everyday life--now and in the future.

The book includes a detailed history of the evolution of space technology; a discussion of both civilian and military applications of such technology; a chronology of major developments and discoveries; profiles of prominent scientists, politicians, popularizers, and institutions; explanations of key principles; discussion of the major impacts and implications of space technology; an examination of major issues surrounding the use of such technology; and predictions for possible future advances. Space Technology also offers a glossary of terms, a list of key associations, a list of print and electronic information resources, 40 illustrations, and an index.

Author: Joseph A. Angelo Jr
ISBN-10: 1573563358
ISBN-13: 9781573563352
Publisher: Greenwood
Language: English
Published: 06/30/2003
Pages: 408
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.66lbs
Size: 9.48h x 6.74w x 1.32d

Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 12/01/2003 pg. 93
Choice 01/01/2004 pg. 933
American Reference Bks Annual 01/01/2004 pg. 707