Huntsville Air and Space Contributor(s): Wicks, T. Gary (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738566071 ISBN-13: 9780738566078 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - Technology & Engineering | Aeronautics & Astronautics - Technology & Engineering | History |
Dewey: 976.1 |
LCCN: 2009924094 |
Series: Images of Aviation |
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.4" W x 9.1" (0.65 lbs) 128 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Locality - Huntsville, Alabama - Geographic Orientation - Alabama |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Join author and Huntsville native T. Gary Wicks as he uncovers the beginnings and inventions that influenced air and space engineering in Alabama and America. The air age in Huntsville began more than a century ago with Will Quick's design and construction of a flying machine, which he demonstrated in 1908 for patenting and manufacture. The space age began in Huntsville a half century later with the advent of Wernher Von Braun's Redstone Jupiter C rocket, which launched America's first satellite, Explorer 1, into orbit in 1958. A decade later, Huntsville was at the epicenter of the greatest technological achievement of the 20th century as the Saturn V rocket propelled humankind to the moon. Nowhere in the world is the century's rapid advance of air and space technology more apparent than in Huntsville. This unique evolution of flying machines and space vehicles unfolds in this pictorial documentary, including the dramatic growth of the research facilities and community infrastructure that produced these remarkable inventions. |
Contributor Bio(s): Wicks, T. Gary: - Author T. Gary Wicks is a native Huntsvillian and the great grandson of Will Quick. Wicks was a member of the moon-rocket team and has been a player in the Huntsville story and its significant aerospace achievements. He is a member of the Huntsville Madison County Historical Society and the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Retiree's Association. |