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Space Craze

Author : Margaret A. Weitekamp
Publisher : Smithsonian Institution
ISBN 13 : 1588347257
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (883 download)

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Download or read book Space Craze written by Margaret A. Weitekamp and published by Smithsonian Institution. This book was released on 2022-10-18 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A space historian's tour through astounding spaceflight history and the Smithsonian's collection of space and science fiction memorabilia Spanning from the 1929 debut of the futuristic Buck Rogers to present-day privatization of spaceflight, Space Craze celebrates America's endless enthusiasm for space exploration. Author Margaret Weitekamp, curator at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum, writes with warmth and personal experience to guide readers through extraordinary spaceflight history while highlighting objects from the Smithsonian's spaceflight collection. Featuring historical milestones in space exploration, films and TV shows, literature and comic strips, toys and games, and internet communities, Space Craze is a sci-fi lover's dream. The book investigates how spaceflight, both real and imagined, has served as the nexus where contemporary American concerns, such as race, gender, sexuality, freedom, and national identity, have been explored and redefined. Chronological chapters include: Chapter 1: Buck Rogers, Ray Guns, and the Space Frontier Chapter 2: Space Forts, Television, and the Cold War Mindset Chapter 3: John Glenn, the Apollo Program, and Fluctuating Spaceflight Enthusiasm Chapter 4: Star Trek, Star Wars, and Burgeoning Fandoms Chapter 5: Generation X, the Space Shuttle, and Promoting Education Chapter 6: Space Stations, Spaceflight Enthusiasm, and Online Fandom Chapter 7: Streaming Services, Battling Billionaires, and Accelerated Change From the almost 650 million viewers who tuned in to watch the first steps on the Moon, to the ardent Star Trek fandom that burgeoned into a cultural force, Space Craze taps into the country’s enduring love affair with space.

Shining Stars

Author : Alise Robinson
Publisher : Intervisual/Piggy Toes
ISBN 13 : 9781581173925
Total Pages : 16 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (739 download)

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Download or read book Shining Stars written by Alise Robinson and published by Intervisual/Piggy Toes. This book was released on 2005 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: - Four concept books: numbers, shapes, colors, and letters. - Foil accents, die-cuts, and lift-the-flaps bring these concepts to life!

Space Patrol

Author : Jean-Noel Bassior
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 078649171X
Total Pages : 449 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Space Patrol written by Jean-Noel Bassior and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-05-07 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before Star Trek, there was Space Patrol. Science fiction television has its roots in this live, action-packed series that captured the imagination of Americans from 1950 to 1955, when space travel was just a dream. This book explores the freewheeling spirit of live TV, where anything could go wrong before millions of viewers--and often did. It spotlights (often in personal interviews) the risk-taking Space Patrol cast and crew who laid vital groundwork for television today. Included are episode logs for both television and radio shows as well as a complete guide to Space Patrol memorabilia.

Privatizing Peace

Author : Wendy N. Whitman Cobb
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000095428
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Privatizing Peace written by Wendy N. Whitman Cobb and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2020-06-15 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the privatization of space and its global impact on the future of commerce, peace and conflict. As space becomes more congested, contested, and competitive in the government and the private arenas, the talk around space research moves past NASA’s monopoly on academic and cultural imaginations to discuss how Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin is making space "cool" again. This volume addresses the new rhetoric of space race and weaponization, with a focus on how the costs of potential conflict in space would discourage open conflict and enable global cooperation. It highlights the increasing dependence of the global economy on space research, its democratization, plunging costs of access, and growing economic potential of space-based assets. Thoughtful, nuanced, well-documented, this book is a must read for scholars and researchers of science and technology studies, space studies, political studies, sociology, environmental studies, and political economy. It will also be of much interest to policymakers, bureaucrats, think tanks, as well as the interested general reader looking for fresh perspectives on the future of space.

Smithsonian Atlas of Space Exploration

Author : Roger D. Launius
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061565261
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (615 download)

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Download or read book Smithsonian Atlas of Space Exploration written by Roger D. Launius and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-05-26 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the history of space exploration, there have been many leaps for humankind. From the foremost experts at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum, here is a complete visual narrative of our journey from Earth to the stars. . . . Although the momentous October 4, 1957, launch of Sputnik 1 was not the beginning of humanity's adventure toward space—our curiosity about the skies has been one of the few constants in history—it was the first true venture into orbit. And when future generations think of the twentieth century, they will undoubtedly judge our movement into space, with both machines and people, as a crowning achievement. As we progress in the new millennium, space exploration is vital to managing our global future, as well as to understanding our past and the creation of Earth. The Atlas of Space Exploration depicts the ever-fascinating history of the space age and humanity's progress in exploring new frontiers. Incredible images from NASA and other sources, visual conceptions of Moon bases, and newly commissioned maps reveal a visual history spanning the earliest eras of the universe, the dawn of the space age, the launch of Sputnik, missions to the Moon, robot landings on the terrestrial planets, and the exploration of the outer solar system. These developments in technology are illuminated by a rich historical context, highlighting how space exploration has changed and expanded our vision of the universe.

Popular Fads and Crazes through American History [2 volumes]

Author : Nancy Hendricks
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 804 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (161 download)

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Download or read book Popular Fads and Crazes through American History [2 volumes] written by Nancy Hendricks and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2018-08-17 with total page 804 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This informative two-volume set provides readers with an understanding of the fads and crazes that have taken America by storm from colonial times to the present. Entries cover a range of topics, including food, entertainment, fashion, music, and language. Why could hula hoops and TV westerns only have been found in every household in the 1950s? What murdered Russian princess can be seen in one of the first documented selfies, taken in 1914? This book answers those questions and more in its documentation of all of the most captivating trends that have defined American popular culture since before the country began. Entries are well-researched and alphabetized by decade. At the start of every section is an insightful historical overview of the decade, and the set uniquely illustrates what today's readers have in common with the past. It also contains a Glossary of Slang for each decade as well as a bibliography, plus suggestions for further reading for each entry. Students and readers interested in history will enjoy discovering trends through the years in such areas as fashion, movies, music, and sports.

The Smithsonian Book of Air & Space Trivia

Author : Smithsonian Institution
Publisher : Smithsonian Institution
ISBN 13 : 1588344614
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (883 download)

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Download or read book The Smithsonian Book of Air & Space Trivia written by Smithsonian Institution and published by Smithsonian Institution. This book was released on 2014-04-08 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who was the first person to dine in space? How long was the Wright brothers's first successful flight? What famous aircraft was named after a grape-flavored soft drink? What toy based on an animated film accompanied astronauts on a shuttle mission in 2000? These questions and many more are answered in The Smithsonian Book of Air & Space Trivia. In addition to the canon of space and aviation information, the pages are illustrated with more than 125 objects from the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's collections.

Space Brothers

Author : Chuya Koyama
Publisher : Kodansha Comics
ISBN 13 : 1682330672
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (823 download)

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Download or read book Space Brothers written by Chuya Koyama and published by Kodansha Comics. This book was released on 2015-12-22 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The year is 2025, the older brother decides to trust himself just one last time. It’s the start of an adventure that aims for Mars via JAXA in the town of Tsukuba! The official Space Brothers manga is ready to launch! Two brothers looked to the starry skies as children and made a promise. And now, in the year 2025, the younger brother, Hibito, is carrying out his promise. He is an astronaut who has been selected as a crew member for mankind’s first long-term base on the moon. Meanwhile, the older brother, Mutta, has just been fired from his job and is unemployed. A text message from Hibito sends him applying to be an astronaut and shooting for the stars!

Space Age Adventures

Author : Mike Bezemek
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 1496230825
Total Pages : 319 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (962 download)

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Download or read book Space Age Adventures written by Mike Bezemek and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2023 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Space Age Adventures is a guidebook which combines short entertaining stories from spaceflight history with more than 100 adventurous activities/sites across the U.S., including outdoor astronaut training locations, air & space museums, and historic sites for space enthusiasts to visit"--

Vintage Game Consoles

Author : Bill Loguidice
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1135006504
Total Pages : 814 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Vintage Game Consoles written by Bill Loguidice and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2014-02-24 with total page 814 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vintage Game Consoles tells the story of the most influential videogame platforms of all time, including the Apple II, Commodore 64, Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy, Sega Genesis, Sony PlayStation, and many more. It uncovers the details behind the consoles, computers, handhelds, and arcade machines that made videogames possible. Drawing on extensive research and the authors’ own lifelong experience with videogames, Vintage Game Consoles explores each system’s development, history, fan community, its most important games, and information for collectors and emulation enthusiasts. It also features hundreds of exclusive full-color screenshots and images that help bring each system’s unique story to life. Vintage Game Consoles is the ideal book for gamers, students, and professionals who want to know the story behind their favorite computers, handhelds, and consoles, without forgetting about why they play in the first place – the fun! Bill Loguidice is a critically acclaimed technology author who has worked on over a dozen books, including CoCo: The Colorful History of Tandy’s Underdog Computer, written with Boisy G. Pitre. He’s also the co-founder and Managing Director for the popular Website, Armchair Arcade. A noted videogame and computer historian and subject matter expert, Bill personally owns and maintains well over 400 different systems from the 1970s to the present day, including a large volume of associated materials. Matt Barton is an associate professor of English at Saint Cloud State University in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, where he lives with his wife Elizabeth. He’s the producer of the "Matt Chat," a weekly YouTube series featuring in-depth interviews with notable game developers. In addition to the original Vintage Games, which he co-authored with Bill, he’s author of Dungeons & Desktops: The History of Computer Role-Playing Games and Honoring the Code: Conversations with Great Game Designers.

Printers' Ink; the ... Magazine of Advertising, Management and Sales

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1344 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Printers' Ink; the ... Magazine of Advertising, Management and Sales written by and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 1344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Printers' Ink

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1348 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book Printers' Ink written by and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 1348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Flying Cars, Zombie Dogs, and Robot Overlords

Author : Charles Pappas
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1630762407
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (37 download)

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Download or read book Flying Cars, Zombie Dogs, and Robot Overlords written by Charles Pappas and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-11-01 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every time you chew a stick of Juicy Fruit, eat a hamburger, slip on a nylon, plug your phone into a wall socket, flick on a TV, withdraw money from an ATM, lick an ice-cream cone, switch on a computer, ride an escalator, play a DVR, watch a movie about dinosaurs, or pop a tranquilizer, you’re doing something that originated at a world’s fair or trade expo. In fact, each new technology and every novel product that rocked America and rolled the world, from the Colt revolver and the Corvette to fax machines and flush toilets, started at trade fairs, a $100 billion industry that includes world expos, trade shows, and state fairs. More than just promoting material things, however, trade fairs popularized and evangelized every social movement and cultural concept, too, including Manifest Destiny, the closing of the frontier, Nudism, Nazism, Fascism, eugenics, female suffrage, temperance, and technocracy. While there have been notable works on world’s fairs by Robert Rydell, Erik Larsen, Erik Mattie, and others, they only capture a fragment of the whole mosaic of these shows—a mosaic that makes the glitziest Las Vegas spectacle look like an Amish barn-raising. This amusing book covers, for example, the World’s Fair that featured a nudist colony (1935); Salvador Dali’s half-naked lobster women, their virtue barely secured by well-placed crustaceans (1939); a model of the Liberty Bell made of Oranges (1893); one of Thomas Edison’s lesser-known inventions, the prefabricated concrete home (1907); and the Bayer Company’s experiment with selling heroin. More memorable and culturally iconic debuts discussed here include electricity, radios, the Volkswagen and the Corvette, television, the X-ray machine, air conditioning, and even nylon stockings. Dozens of short, illustrated chapters take the reader through over 150 years of world and trade fairs, from the vibrators displayed by sexual health advocates at the 1900 World’s Fair to the first true IMAX film at Expo ’70 in Japan.

Advertising the Retail Optical Business

Author : Wallace Welton Page
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Advertising the Retail Optical Business written by Wallace Welton Page and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Sport Diver

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sport Diver written by and published by . This book was released on 1994-07 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

1962

Author : David Krell
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 080329087X
Total Pages : 379 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book 1962 written by David Krell and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2021-05 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An engaging history of the 1962 baseball season and a tumultuous American year.

Warman's PEZ Field Guide

Author : Shawn Peterson
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1440219370
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (42 download)

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Download or read book Warman's PEZ Field Guide written by Shawn Peterson and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-07-27 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The take-it-with-you collecting resource... Warman's PEZ Field Guide At last, a guide you can really carry along to flea markets, garage sales and shows containing hundreds of photos to make on-the-spot appraisals easy. • 550 photos of collectible PEZ dispensers • Up-to-date pricing • PEZ history, collecting advice and an illustrated gloassary • A list of resources and conventions