Escaping the Bonds of Earth by Ben Evans
To commemorate the momentous 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's pioneering journey into space on 12th April 2011, a series of five books - to be published annually - will explore this half century, decade by decade, to discover how humanity's knowledge of flying, working and living in space has changed.-
How to Drive a Nuclear Reactor
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How Apollo Flew to the Moon
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Cosmology Revealed: Living Inside the Cosmic Egg
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The Apollo Guidance Computer
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Animals in Space
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The Story of the Space Shuttle
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Praxis Manned Spaceflight Log 1961-2006
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In Search of Dark Matter
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The Rocket Men
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The Quizzers Guide to the Cosmos
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Creating the International Space Station
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SpaceX
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Manned Spaceflight Log II20062012
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Life in the Solar System and Beyond
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Galaxy Collisions
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War in Space
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The Story of Space Station Mir
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Celestial Mechanics
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Water and the Search for Life on Mars
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Next Stop Mars
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The Road to Galaxy Formation
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Martian Outpost
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Planet Mercury
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Walking in Space
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A Brief History of Nuclear Reactor Accidents
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Russia's Cosmonauts
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Sundials
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The First Men on the Moon
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The First Soviet Cosmonaut Team
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The Continuing Story of The International Space Station
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To Orbit and Back Again
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Apollo
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NASA's Voyager Missions
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X-Planes from the X-1 to the X-60
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The Design and Engineering of Curiosity
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Great Moments in the History of Life
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The Saturn V F-1 Engine
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Mission to Saturn
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Jupiter Odyssey
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NASA's First Space Shuttle Astronaut Selection
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The New Worlds
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Spies in the Sky
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The Legend of the Formula Ford Festival
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NASA's Voyager Missions
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Java in a Nutshell 7e
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Super Touring
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The Road Runner
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Tragedy and Triumph in Orbit
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Partnership in Space
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At Home in Space
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The Twenty-first Century in Space
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Threescore Years and Ten
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Space Shuttle Columbia
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Foothold in the Heavens
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Space Shuttle Challenger
From the reviews:
"Escaping the Bonds of Earth is a comprehensive account of human space exploration, from the early planning phases in the late fifties …The book describes the space rivalry not only between the two opposing nations, but also within the US space program itself. … Escaping the Bonds of Earth is not only enjoyable and educational to read, but would be a great addition to anyone’s space exploration library. … quality of this work would make it an excellent text for many history courses." (Stephen Adamczyk, National Space Society, September, 2009)
“There are countless space buffs in the world, but writer Evans … stands out for his detailed historical account of the first decade of the space age. … The text is liberally illustrated with photos and carefully referenced. … This book is a must have for any space aficionado. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All levels of readership.” (T. D. Oswalt, Choice, Vol. 47 (5), January, 2010)
Ben Evans is an accomplished and experienced space writer ideally qualified to chronicle the epic story of human space exploration. This is the final entry in his A History of Human Space Exploration sub-series with Springer Praxis, following after Escaping the Bonds of Earth: The Fifties and Sixties (2009), Foothold in the Heavens: The Seventies (2010), At Home in Space: The Late Seventies into the Eighties (2010), Tragedy and Triumph: The Eighties and Early Nineties (2012), and Partnership in Space: The Mid to Late Nineties (2014). He has also published numerous space and astronomy related articles in such journals as Spaceflight, Countdown and Astronomy Now.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780387790930 |
| ISBN 10 | 0387790934 |
| Title | Escaping the Bonds of Earth |
| Author | Ben Evans |
| Series | Springer Praxis Books |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Springer-Verlag New York Inc. |
| Year published | 2009-06-30 |
| Number of pages | 494 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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