Rockets, Reactors, and Computers Define the Twentieth Century: A Firsthand Look at the Century's Most Pivotal Innovations - Hardcover

Bradshaw, Charles L.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1577363965 ISBN 13: 9781577363965

Publisher: Providence House Pub, 2007

Synopsis

The midtwentieth century exploded with innovation and invention, introducing space exploration, nuclear power, and computers. In Rockets, Reactors, and Computers Define the Twentieth Century, Charles L. Bradshaw recalls his days as a rocket scientist and computer pioneer working with world-renowned scientific geniuses. Successfully mixing anecdotal and technical information, he recalls with vivid detail the space race, the birth of the atomic bomb, and the evolution of the modern computer.Bradshaw provides a personal glimpse into legendary events and figures such as Wernher von Braun and his team of expatriate German rocket scientists; the employment of the Redstone missile to launch the first U.S. satellite into space; and the birth and growth of the computer industry. With intimate insight, Bradshaw not only engages the reader with his fascinating memoir, but explains the mathematics and science behind important historical events in modern science.

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About the Author

Originally from Mascot (Knox county), Tennessee, Charles L. Bradshaw served in the U.S. Navy as a lieutenant during World War II. He was a member of the mathematics panel at Oak Ridge in the 1950s, the branch chief in the Computation Laboratory of ABMA-NASA, the deputy director of the Computation Laboratory of MSFC-NASA, and director of the Computation Center at Vanderbilt University. He and his wife, Loyce, reside in Lebanon, TN.

Edition details

• Publisher: Providence House Pub
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1577363965
• ISBN 13: 9781577363965
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 304