T. A. Heppenheimer (1947–2015)
Autor/a de Colonies in Space
Sobre l'autor
T. A. Heppenheimer is a well-known author who has published extensively on aviation and aerospace, business, and the history of technology. He holds a Ph.D. in aerospace engineering from the University of Michigan and is an associate fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Aerospace
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Obres de T. A. Heppenheimer
The Space Shuttle decision - NASA's Search for a Reusable Space Vehicle (The NASA History Series NASA SP-4221) (1999) 2 exemplars
COUNTDOWN A HISTORY OF SPACE FLIGHT 1 exemplars
TURBULENT SKIES 1 exemplars
Obres associades
Arthur C. Clarke's July 20, 2019: Life in the 21st Century (Omni Book) (1986) — Col·laborador — 171 exemplars
A Positron Named Priscilla: Scientific Discovery at the Frontier (1994) — Autor, algunes edicions — 9 exemplars
Etiquetat
Coneixement comú
- Nom normalitzat
- Heppenheimer, T. A.
- Nom oficial
- Heppenheimer, Thomas Adolph
- Altres noms
- Heppenheimer, Thomas A.
Heppenheimer, Tom - Data de naixement
- 1947-01-01
- Data de defunció
- 2015-09-09
- Gènere
- male
- Nacionalitat
- USA
- Llocs de residència
- Fountain Valley, California, USA
- Educació
- University of Michigan
- Professions
- freelance writer
aerospace engineer
historian of technology - Organitzacions
- American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Membres
Ressenyes
Llistes
Potser també t'agrada
Autors associats
Estadístiques
- Obres
- 19
- També de
- 3
- Membres
- 573
- Popularitat
- #43,720
- Valoració
- 3.7
- Ressenyes
- 7
- ISBN
- 35
- Llengües
- 1
I found the reasoning behind the setting up of the original major airlines (United, TWA, American, Eastern, & PanAm) and their operational parameters particularly interesting.
What makes this different from other similar texts I’ve read is that it doesn’t just focus on the airlines and aircraft developments but also gives equal weight to the evolution of the airports and air traffic control systems that allow air travel to work at the incredible traffic volumes we have come to take for granted.… (més)