
The Heavens and the Earth: A Political History of the Space Age Hardcover - 1899
by Walter a. McDougall
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in History for 1986, this highly acclaimed study approaches the space race as a problem in comparative public policy. Drawing on exhaustive research, author and ORBIS editor Walter A. McDougall examines U.S., European, and Soviet space programs and their politics. 25 illustrations.
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without ceasing to be man, for he is Homo faber, the toolmaker, the technologist.And man explores through idiosyncratic choice, because he is also Homo pictor, the symbolist, the dreamer.
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- Title The Heavens and the Earth: A Political History of the Space Age
- Author Walter a. McDougall
- Binding Hardcover
- Pages 584
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher ACLS History E-Book Project
- Date 1899-12-31
- ISBN 9781597401654 / 159740165X
- Weight 2.18 lbs (0.99 kg)
- Dimensions 9 x 6 x 1.44 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 3.66 cm)
- Dewey Decimal Code 387.809
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