Space Monkeys! - Remembering the Nonhuman Astronauts in Us Space Exploration

In the Space Race, the United States and Soviet Union faced biological and technical challenges in ensuring human safety in spaceflight. To address these, scientists on both sides used animals as test subjects. Space Monkeys!: Remembering the Non-Human Astronauts in US Space Exploration explores the public memory of four US space monkeys--Able, Baker, Ham, and Enos.

Info autore

John A. Lynch is professor of communication at the University of Cincinnati and author of What are Stem Cells?: Definitions at the Intersection of Science and Politics and The Origins of Bioethics: Remembering When Medicine Went Wrong. He also serves as board member for Rhetoric of Health & Medicine and Rhetoric & Public Affairs.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: John Alexander Lynch
• Editore: The University of Alabama Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.03.2026
• EAN: 9780817362522
• ISBN: 978-0-8173-6252-2
• Pagine: 198
• Peso: 454 g
• Categoria: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Fisica, astronomia > Astronomia