For the Love of Mars A Human History of the Red Planet

"[S]hows how Mars exploration became more sophisticated through the years in ways that helped expand knowledge about other facets of space and the universe"--

About the author

Matthew Shindell curates the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's collection of spacecraft, instruments, and other artifacts related to the exploration and study of our Earth and solar system. He co-hosts the Museum's podcast, AirSpace. A historian of science, he is also the author of For the Love of Mars and The Life and Science of Harold C. Urey, coauthor of Spaceships and Discerning Experts, and coeditor of Smithsonian American Women.

Product details

• Authors: Matthew Shindell
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 01.08.2024
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general)
• EAN: 9780226836775
• ISBN: 978-0-226-83677-5
• Pages: 248
• Dimensions (packing): 15.2 x 22.9 x 2.8 cm
• Subjects: Mars, Imagination, Science Fiction, Cultural History, Exploration, SCIENCE / History, astronomy, NATURE / Sky Observation, Spaceflight, History of Science, Popular astronomy & space, Popular astronomy and space, Planetary Science, worldviews