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The Wright Engineers: Inventing the Airplane
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| With a copyright date of 1990, A Journey into Gravity and Spacetime by John Archibald Wheeler is, of course, dated; but as I could never make a dint in the 1200 pages of his magisterial Gravitation (coauthored with Misner & Thorne), I thought it woul ...more | |
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| I’m re-reading George Gamow’s Thirty Years that Shook Physics after an interval of fifty years; and while there are other much more recent and perhaps thorough accounts of the development of quantum theory, Gamow’s take is still worth a read. He was ...more | |
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| This is a book to savour the word-smithing. But not simply the words, for the while the story itself is understated, it is one that may touch you deeply, as it does this reader. | |
"Waited a long time for this book. A just right Goldilocks book that bridges the gap between basic level antenna physics theory and a graduate level engineering text book."
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| In contrast with (extremely useful) books such as the ARRL Antenna Book, Antenna Physics: An Introduction by Robert Zavrel, W7SX, is entirely focused on how RF energy interacts with matter (in the form of antennas) rather than simply principles of an ...more | |
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| On the Shoulders of Titans: A History of Project Gemini by Hacker & Grimwood from 1977 remains the best account of Project Gemini. It is breathtaking in comprehensiveness, detail, and accuracy. Project Gemini is often lost in the glare of the heroic ...more | |
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| Why read (or in my case re-read) a book on nuclear physics from 1966? I could say that, for me, it’s because I’ve forgotten so much! But a better answer is that Isaac Asimov, the master explainer, tackles the subject from the point of view of the var ...more | |
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| Why would anyone read a book consisting of nothing but memoranda and summary reports? The short answer is because it is fascinating. Those readers who are already well steeped in the history of NASA's Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs will already ...more | |