{"product_id":"countdown-a-history-of-space-flight-9780471291053","title":"Countdown: A History of Space Flight","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): T. a. Heppenheimer\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Wiley\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Wiley\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Aeronautics \u0026amp; Astronautics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eT. A. Heppenheimer's acclaimed chronicle of rockets, politics, and the pioneers who dared to reach beyond humanity's limits.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The most comprehensive, up-to-date, and best written history of space flight there is.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times (London)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A lively account of the development of space activities in the U.S. and the Soviet Union . . . as good a one-volume overview of space as exists.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eScientific American\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Countdown is by far the best history of space flight I have ever read. It is detailed, lucidly written for the layman, and full of fascinating stories.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eAdrian Berry\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Science writer Heppenheimer's readable account provides a timely historical overview of the early visionaries, the engineers, and the geopolitical forces that placed men on the moon and created today's aerospace industry. . . . A thoughtful analysis that is highly recommended.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"By far the most significant and technically insightful account of the ventures into the space environment I have seen. . . . [Heppenheimer] concentrates unerringly on key elements, both technical and managerial, in this account of man's initial space ventures.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eLee Atwood\u003c\/b\u003e, Former president and chairman, North American Aviation Corporation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Like a skilled artisan, Heppenheimer weaves social, political, scientific, technological, military, and economic threads of the history of space flight into a tapestry that reveals fascinating patterns and themes.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45139665977495,"sku":"9780471291053","price":2070.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780471291053.webp?v=1767285287","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/countdown-a-history-of-space-flight-9780471291053","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}