Lighter Than Air - An Illustrated History of Balloons and Airships

Informationen zum Autor Tom D. Crouch , senior curator of the Division of Aeronautics at the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum, has written and edited over a dozen books, including The Bishop's Boys: A Life of Wilbur and Orville Wright . He has won several major awards for historical writing, including prizes offered by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and the Aviation/Space Writers Association. Klappentext This richly illustrated book chronicles lighter-than-air flight from Archimedes' discovery of the principle of buoyancy to plans for future airships. Far more than a timeline of events! this work focuses on the people--flamboyant and daring--who made history in the sky. Zusammenfassung Crouch! Lighter Than Air brings to life the color and excitement of buoyant flight.

Product details

• Authors: Tom D Crouch, Tom D. Crouch
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.04.2009
• EAN: 9780801891274
• ISBN: 978-0-8018-9127-4
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 217 mm x 217 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Aviation and space engineering; TRANSPORTATION / Aviation / General, History: specific events & topics, HISTORY / General, History: specific events and topics, Aircraft and aviation, Aircraft: general interest