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Rocket science : from fireworks to the photon drive / Mark Denny, Alan McFadzean.

9783030280802 (electronic book)
3030280802 (electronic book)
9783030280796

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28080-2
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28

Cham : Springer, [2019]

©2019

English

1 online resource : illustrations

10.1007/978-3-030-28080-2 doi
10.1007/978-3-030-28

TL782 .D46 2019eb

621.43/56

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. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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