Space Suit : 21 Essays on Technology, Complexity, and Design

Space Suit : 21 Essays on Technology, Complexity, and Design

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Book Description
The rapid design, development, and production of an effective space suit was one of the most significant challenges of the Space Race, and the cold war. Author de Monchaux tells the gripping story.

About the Author
Nicholas de Monchaux has studied design at Yale, Princeton, and the American Academy in Rome, and teaches at the School of Architecture at the University of Virginia.

Space Suit : 21 Essays on Technology, Complexity, and Design,Nicholas de Monchaux,Springer,0387952950,Aeronautics & Astronautics,Astrophysics & Space Science,Clothing,Fashion,History,Science,Science/Mathematics,Space Engineering (Specific Aspects),Technology,Science / Astronomy

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