[PDF] Flight Into History eBook

Author : Dale Anderson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 601 pages
File Size : 37,98 MB
Release : 2015-07-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1317470427

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Designed for readers from grade 6 and up, this lavishly illustrated set provides comprehensive coverage of the history of aviation, including space flight, as well as the science and technology on which it depends. Detailed A-Z entries trace the development of human flight from ancient myths and legends through today's space exploration, highlighting scientific discoveries and innovations that made aviation possible."IFlight and Motion" also celebrates the contributions and achievements of the pioneers and visionaries of air and space flight, from inventors and innovators to pilots, astronauts, and cosmonauts. Detailed illustrated diagrams give readers a general understanding of the mechanics of flight and of the physics and technology involved. The set also highlights key air and spacecrafts that have made a unique mark in the history of flight. It features more than 500 full-color and black-and-white photos and illustrations, and also includes a timeline, a listing of museums and exhibits, further reading lists, a comprehensive glossary, and general and subject indexes.

Author : Wendy Curtis
Publisher :
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 34,81 MB
Release : 2016-04-11
Category :
ISBN : 9781502870483

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With text and full-spread illustrations, "Big History in Flight" presents state-of-the-art theories from science and history concerning flight. Milestones and thresholds of life's adaptations to move through the atmosphere are presented alongside the physical principles of fluid dynamics, gravity, buoyancy, and other scientific ideas. Human achievements in flight are shown as they occur, within an evolving political, social, economic landscape; feedback loops which develop between aviation enthusiasts and industrial interests intensify during times of war.Placing these events in chronological order, authors Curtis and Serio explore the monumental journey of humans taking to the sky in a Big Picture format. Beginning with the Big Bang and following this epic narrative through to the present day, human achievement and ingenuity are placed against the vast and fascinating backdrop of the expanding universe.

Author : T. A. Heppenheimer
Publisher :
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 17,3 MB
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN :

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Chronicles the history of flight and profiles the greatest developments in commercial and military aviation.

Author : Arthur Gordon
Publisher : New Word City
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 30,67 MB
Release : 2015-05-14
Category : History
ISBN : 1612308716

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People dreamed of flight for thousands of years. When we finally took to the skies, a new world opened up. This sweeping, superbly researched history from American Heritage details how various pioneers and innovators - from the Wright Brothers to Chuck Yeager - helped lift us into the sky.

Author : Kathleen Barry
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 36,54 MB
Release : 2007-02-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780822339465

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'Femininity in Flight' considers flight attendants as cultural icons, looking at how attendants redeployed the 'glamourization' used to sell air travel to campaign for professional respect, higher wages, and women's rights.

Author : Charles A. Lindbergh
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 596 pages
File Size : 36,32 MB
Release : 2003-12-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780743237055

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Lindbergh's own account of his historic transatlantic solo flight in 1927.

Author : Ted Spitzmiller
Publisher : University Press of Florida
Page : 693 pages
File Size : 42,96 MB
Release : 2017-02-21
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0813059704

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Military Writers Society of America Awards, Gold Medal for History Highlighting men and women across the globe who have dedicated themselves to pushing the limits of space exploration, this book surveys the programs, technological advancements, medical equipment, and automated systems that have made space travel possible. Beginning with the invention of balloons that lifted early explorers into the stratosphere, Ted Spitzmiller describes how humans first came to employ lifting gasses such as hydrogen and helium. He traces the influence of science fiction writers on the development of rocket science, looks at the role of rocket societies in the early twentieth century, and discusses the use of rockets in World War II warfare. Spitzmiller considers the engineering and space medicine advances that finally enabled humans to fly beyond the earth's atmosphere during the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union. He recreates the excitement felt around the world as Yuri Gagarin and John Glenn completed their first orbital flights. He recounts triumphs and tragedies, such as Neil Armstrong's "one small step" and the Challenger and Columbia disasters. The story continues with the development of the International Space Station, NASA's interest in asteroids and Mars, and the emergence of China as a major player in the space arena. Spitzmiller shows the impact of space flight on human history and speculates on the future of exploration beyond our current understandings of physics and the known boundaries of time and space.

Author : Lily Ford
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 15,35 MB
Release : 2018-10-03
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780295744551

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The possibilities of flight have long fascinated us. Each innovation captivated a broad public, from those who gathered to witness winged medieval visionaries jumping from towers, to those who tuned in to watch the moon landings. Throughout history, the visibility of airborne objects from the ground has made for a spectacle of flight, with sizeable crowds gathering for eighteenth-century balloon launches and early twentieth-century air shows. Taking to the Air tells the history of flight through the eye of the spectator and, later, the passenger. Focusing on moments of great cultural impact, this book is a visual celebration of the wonder of flight, based on the large and diverse collection of print imagery held by the British Library. It is a study of how flight has been pictured through time.

Author : John William Ransom Taylor
Publisher :
Page : 511 pages
File Size : 44,52 MB
Release : 1977
Category : Aeronautics
ISBN :

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"The full story of flight. 1500 illustrations"--Cover.