TY  - GEN
AB  - This is a book about rocket science: what it is and what it does. From the earliest fireworks to nuclear-powered spacecraft, all you would ever want or need to know about the subject is here, along with a straightforward explanation of how, why and when things work--or sometimes don't. We begin with the history and workings of early terrestrial rocketry before moving onto the main subject of the book: how we get things into space and, on occasion, back again. Entirely math-free, the chapters weave together innumerable anecdotes, real-world examples, and easy walk-throughs to help readers break down the complex physics behind some of humankind's most amazing feats. Neither a pure textbook nor a populist space travel tome, the book will educate, inform and above all entertain anyone intrigued by rocket science. .
AU  - Denny, Mark,
AU  - McFadzean, Alan,
CN  - TL782
DO  - 10.1007/978-3-030-28080-2
DO  - 10.1007/978-3-030-28
DO  - doi
ID  - 915828
KW  - Rocketry.
LK  - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-030-28080-2
N2  - This is a book about rocket science: what it is and what it does. From the earliest fireworks to nuclear-powered spacecraft, all you would ever want or need to know about the subject is here, along with a straightforward explanation of how, why and when things work--or sometimes don't. We begin with the history and workings of early terrestrial rocketry before moving onto the main subject of the book: how we get things into space and, on occasion, back again. Entirely math-free, the chapters weave together innumerable anecdotes, real-world examples, and easy walk-throughs to help readers break down the complex physics behind some of humankind's most amazing feats. Neither a pure textbook nor a populist space travel tome, the book will educate, inform and above all entertain anyone intrigued by rocket science. .
SN  - 9783030280802
SN  - 3030280802
T1  - Rocket science :from fireworks to the photon drive /
TI  - Rocket science :from fireworks to the photon drive /
UR  - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-030-28080-2
ER  -