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Author : Marie Lathers
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2012-05-03
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781441172051
A fascinating new perspective on the Space Race combining brilliant film scholarship with gender studies and feminist theory.
Author : Joe Cuhaj
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2022-08-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781633887855
Nothing captivates the human imagination like the vast unknowns of space. Ancient petroglyphs present renderings of the heavens, proof that we have been gazing up at the stars with wonder for thousands of years. Since then, mankind has systematically expanded our cosmic possibilities. What were once flights of fancy and dreams of science fiction writers have become nearly routine – a continuous human presence orbiting the Earth, probes flying beyond our solar system, and men walking on the moon. NASA and the Russian space program make traveling to the stars look easy, but it has been far from that. Space travel is a sometimes heroic, sometimes humorous, and always dangerous journey fraught with perils around every corner that most of us have never heard of or have long since forgotten. Space Oddities brings these unknown, offbeat, and obscure stories of space to life. From the showmanship and bravado of the earliest known space fatality, German Max Valier, to the first ever indictment under the Espionage Act on an Army officer who leaked secrets concerning the development of early U.S. rockets; and the story of a single loose bolt that defeated the Soviet Union’s attempt to beat America to the moon. Author Joe Cuhaj also sheds light on the human aspects of space travel that have remained industry secrets – until now: how the tradition of using a musical playlist to wake astronauts up began, fascinating tales about inventions like the Fischer Space Pen, Omega watches, and even Tang breakfast drink. In addition to fun and entertaining space trivia, Space Oddities also features stories of the profound impact that space travel has had on challenges right here at home, like the effort by civil rights leaders and activists in the 1960s to bring the money from the space program back home to those in need on Earth; NASA’s FLATs (First Lady Astronaut Training) program and the 13 women who were selected to become astronauts in 1960, but were denied a chance at flying even after successfully completing the rigorous astronaut training program; and, the animals who many times sacrificed their lives to prove that man could fly in space. Filled with rare and little-known stories, Space Oddities will bring the final frontier to the homes of diehard space readers and armchair astronauts alike.
Author : Stefan L. Brandt,Michael Fuchs
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2018-03-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783643507976
"Space Oddities: Difference and Identity in the American City" approaches a space (and place) central to the American imagination-the city. In particular, this volume discusses the paradoxes of American cities and American urban life. In this way, the book critically engages with the paradoxes of the American identity, embodied by cultural practices in, and cultural representations of, urban life in the United States. (Series: American Studies in Austria, Vol. 16) [Subject: Sociology, American Studies, Cultural Studies, Urban Studies]
Author : S. D. Tucker
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2017-06-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781445662633
Flat worlds, moon men, Martian canals and other strange ideas from beyond the stars
Author : Kri Pfeifer
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2024-02-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783711506733
Immerse yourself in three strange short stories about space, aliens and scientists! There's Simon, who has spent his whole life preparing for an encounter with a deadly alien species. Nigel wonders why the captain needs a mathematician like him to assess the situation on a new planet. And Pandora saves the world from a real goo-like threat unnoticed.
Author : Alex Barnett
Publisher : DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0789488450
Black holes in out space are explained--from how there origins to the effects they have in the universe--in this book. Full-color photos.
Author : Kat Deerfield
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2019-08-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781786607676
Gender, Sexuality, and Space Culture explores how traditional ideologies of gender and sexuality have influenced the culture of space travel. The time since humans first began exploring outer space has been marked by both great technological development and great social upheaval. Yet while the rapid technological advancement of the mid- to late-twentieth century made human spaceflight a reality, the field has shown some resistance to cultural change over the same period. Ideas about the body in space and the future of humanity are at the core of the development of human spaceflight. This book examines how these have been constructed as specifically a male body and a heterosexual future. These presumptive norms are not unusual, but this book argues that the unique attributes of outer space can be productively used in advancing theories of culture beyond the extra-terrestrial
Author : Harry Cliff
Publisher : Doubleday
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2024-03-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780385549042
Experimental physicist at CERN and acclaimed science presenter Harry Cliff offers an eye-opening account of the inexplicable phenomena that science has only recently glimpsed, and that could transform our understanding of the fundamental nature of reality. Something strange is going on in the cosmos. Scientists are uncovering a catalogue of weird phenomena that simply can’t be explained by our long-established theories of the universe. Particles with unbelievable energies are bursting from beneath the Antarctic ice. Unknown forces seem to be tugging on the basic building blocks of matter. Stars are flying away from us far faster than anyone can explain. After decades of fruitless searching, could we finally be catching glimpses of a profound new view of our physical world? Or are we being fooled by cruel tricks of the data? In Space Oddities, Harry Cliff, a physicist who does cutting-edge work on the Large Hadron Collider, provides a riveting look at the universe’s most confounding puzzles. In a journey that spans continents, from telescopes perched high above the Atacama Desert to the subterranean caverns of state-of-the-art particle colliders to balloons hovering over the frozen icesheets of the South Pole, he meets the men and women hunting for answers—who have staked their careers and reputations on the uncertain promise of new physics. The result is a mind-expanding, of-the-moment look at the fields of physics and cosmology as they transform before us. With wonder, clarity, and a dose of humor, Cliff investigates the question: Are these anomalies accidents of nature, or could they be pointing us toward vast, hidden worlds?
Author : Brian Jones
Publisher : White Owl
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2024-10-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781036115180
"Overall, this is a wonderful work written to be accessible to people with more than a passing interest in astronomy." — Booklist on the 2023 edition of Yearbook of Astronomy Maintaining its appealing style and presentation, the Yearbook of Astronomy 2025 contains comprehensive jargon-free monthly sky notes and an authoritative set of sky charts to enable backyard astronomers and sky gazers everywhere to plan their viewing of the year’s eclipses, comets, meteor showers and minor planets as well as detailing the phases of the Moon and visibility and locations of the planets throughout the year. To supplement all this is a variety of entertaining and informative articles, a feature for which the Yearbook of Astronomy is known. Presenting the reader with information on a wide range of topics, the articles for the 2025 edition include, among others, Recent Advances in Astronomy; Recent Advances in Solar System Exploration; Skies over Ancient America: Mystical Mounds and Landmarks of the Prehistoric Americas; Astrophysicist Cecilia Helena Payne and Professor H. N. Russell; The Astronomers’ Stars: The Terrible Twos; Eta Carinae: A Chance Encounter and Journey of Discovery; Saturn at its Equinox: A History of Ring-Plane Crossings from 1612 to 2025; A History of Observatory Designs: Before the Telescope; Signals from the Magnetosphere; How to Read a Scientific Paper; and Small Stars. This iconic publication made its first appearance way back in 1962, shortly after the dawning of the Space Age. Now well into its seventh decade of production, the Yearbook continues to be essential reading for anyone lured and fascinated by the magic of astronomy and who has a desire to extend their knowledge of the Universe and the wonders to which it plays host. The Yearbook of Astronomy is indeed an inspiration to amateur and professional astronomers alike, and warrants a place on the bookshelf of all stargazers and watchers of the skies.
Author : Sara L. Hudson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2021-01-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1954602510
Author : Christopher Edge
Publisher : Chicken House
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2020-12-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781761123627
You might think this story is an intergalactic adventure filled with laser blasters, black holes, killer robots and some very weird-looking aliens. And you’d be right. But it’s mostly about a boy called Jake, his dad, and an awkward truth that starts in a supermarket...
Author : Pam Beasant
Publisher : Kingfisher
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1856978117
Text and illustrations present information about such space-related topics as galaxies, stars, the planets, moon landings, and modern astronomy.
Author : Pam Beasant
Publisher : Scholastic Incorporated
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Astronomy
ISBN : 0590486810
Text and illustrations present information about such space-related topics as gallaxies, stars, the planets, moon landings, and modern astronomy.
Author : Sara L Hudson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2021-01-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1954602022
Trish Garret is a good girl who may or may not be wanted by the law. A poor decision in her past has her on the run, keeping a low profile while working waitress jobs at local watering holes. But during her latest stop in Houston, she's managed to make herself a great group of friends she's always wanted and never had. When a private detective shows up at her Airstream trailer asking questions, Trish takes it as a sure sign it's time to pick up stakes and skedaddle. But with her new best friend getting married, Trish is reluctant to leave before the wedding. Biting the bullet, she asks the one man she's had a hard time hiding her heart from for help. NASA flight controller Ian Kincaid has spent his life second-guessing the motives of people close to him thanks to the political maneuverings of his father, a Texas state senator. But when he hears a petite brunette in a bar holler "Yoo hoo" in a southern accent thicker than honey and just as sweet, Ian starts making maneuvers of his own. But after months of false starts, Ian thinks he and his dream girl might never be-until the day she comes calling for help. Ian agrees to let Trish hide out, trailer and all, on his property where she'll be free from both prying and private eyes. But only if she'll pretend to be his girlfriend when his father shows up, intending to push his son into a politically-motivated marriage. Between warrants, political fundraisers, nosey housewives, and drunken bridesmaids, can Trish and Ian rendezvous to love? Or will their pasts throw them out of orbit?
Author : Jessie Kindig
Publisher : Verso Books
Page : 421 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781788739269
An unprecedented collection of feminist voices from four millennia of global history Throughout written history and across the world, women have protested the restrictions of gender and the limitations placed on women's bodies and women's lives. People–of any and no gender–have protested and theorized, penned manifestos and written poetry and songs, testified and lobbied, gone on strike and fomented revolution, quietly demanded that there is an "I" and loudly proclaimed that there is a "we." The Book of Feminism chronicles this history of defiance and tracks it around the world as it develops into a multivocal and unabashed force. Global in scope, The Book of Feminism shows the breadth of feminist protest and of feminist thinking, moving through the female poets of China's Tang Dynasty and accounts of indigenous women in the Caribbean resisting Columbus's expedition, British suffragists militating for the vote and the revolutionary petroleuses of the 1848 Paris Commune, the first century Trung sisters who fought for the independence of Nam Viet to women in 1980s Botswana fighting for equal protection under the law, from the erotica of the 6th century and the 19th century to radical queer politics in the 20th and 21st. The Book of Feminism is a weapon, a force, a lyrical cry, and an ongoing threat to misogyny everywhere.
