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Milestones of Flight: From Hot-Air Balloons to SpaceShipOne
Tim Grove
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Description for Milestones of Flight: From Hot-Air Balloons to SpaceShipOne
Hardback. Profusely illustrated with objects from the Smithsonian's collection, Milestones of Flight provides an inspiring look at America's contributions to aviation. Num Pages: 112 pages, Archival images throughout. BIC Classification: YNH; YNTR. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 265 x 226 x 21. Weight in Grams: 770.
Milestones of Flight takes readers soaring through the high points of American aviation: from the Wright brothers and their competitors to the military pilots who first circumnavigated the globe, from the initial space rocket to the moon walk, from the earliest manmade satellite to today's spy drones. The book also describes what inventions-such as rocket propulsion, the wind tunnel, and the silicon chip-helped move flight upward and beyond. Profusely illustrated with objects from the Smithsonian's collection, Milestones of Flight provides an inspiring look at America's contributions to aviation. The book includes a bibliography, author's note, and index.
Milestones of Flight takes readers soaring through the high points of American aviation: from the Wright brothers and their competitors to the military pilots who first circumnavigated the globe, from the initial space rocket to the moon walk, from the earliest manmade satellite to today's spy drones. The book also describes what inventions-such as rocket propulsion, the wind tunnel, and the silicon chip-helped move flight upward and beyond. Profusely illustrated with objects from the Smithsonian's collection, Milestones of Flight provides an inspiring look at America's contributions to aviation. The book includes a bibliography, author's note, and index.
Product Details
Publisher
Abrams
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
769g
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781419720031
SKU
V9781419720031
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Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Tim Grove
The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC, maintains the largest collection of historic air- and spacecraft in the world. Tim Grove, Chief of Museum Learning at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum, leads a staff that produces a wide range of educational programs for all ages; he also develops exhibitions and websites. He is the author ... Read more
Reviews for Milestones of Flight: From Hot-Air Balloons to SpaceShipOne
A handsomely produced survey that should be popular with readers who have their eyes on the skies.
School Library Journal Period photographs, illustrations, and documents complement a crisply written and informative look at the past and present of flight, with glimpses of its future.
Publishers Weekly Profusely illustrated with objects from the Smithsonian's collection, Milestones of Flight ... Read more
School Library Journal Period photographs, illustrations, and documents complement a crisply written and informative look at the past and present of flight, with glimpses of its future.
Publishers Weekly Profusely illustrated with objects from the Smithsonian's collection, Milestones of Flight ... Read more