Space Museum Smithsonian Institution (28 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Trade paperback. Condition: Fine. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 192 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. No previous owner's name. Clean, tight pages. No bent corners. SC 214.

Condition: Good. 5th. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Good. Reissue. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. A compact and accessible history, from punch cards and calculators to UNIVAC and ENIAC, the personal computer, Silicon Valley, and the Internet. The history of computing could be told as the story of hardware and software, or the story of the Internet, or the story of "smart" hand-held devices, with subplots involving IBM, Microsoft, Apple, Facebook, and Twitter. In this concise and accessible account of the invention and development of digital technology, computer historian Paul Ceruzzi offers a broader and more useful perspective. He identifies four major threads that run throughout all of computing's technological development: digitizationthe coding of information, computation, and control in binary form, ones and zeros; the convergence of multiple streams of techniques, devices, and machines, yielding more than the sum of their parts; the steady advance of electronic technology, as characterized famously by "Moore's Law"; and the human-machine interface. Ceruzzi guides us through computing history, telling how a Bell Labs mathematician coined the word "digital" in 1942 (to describe a high-speed method of calculating used in anti-aircraft devices), and recounting the development of the punch card (for use in the 1890 U.S. Census). He describes the ENIAC, built for scientific and military applications; the UNIVAC, the first general purpose computer; and ARPANET, the Internet's precursor. Ceruzzi's account traces the world-changing evolution of the computer from a room-size ensemble of machinery to a "minicomputer" to a desktop computer to a pocket-sized smart phone. He describes the development of the silicon chip, which could store ever-increasing amounts of data and enabled ever-decreasing device size. He visits that hotbed of innovation, Silicon Valley, and brings the story up to the present with the Internet, the World Wide Web, and social networking.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. A compact and accessible history, from punch cards and calculators to UNIVAC and ENIAC, the personal computer, Silicon Valley, and the Internet. The history of computing could be told as the story of hardware and software, or the story of the Internet, or the story of "smart" hand-held devices, with subplots involving IBM, Microsoft, Apple, Facebook, and Twitter. In this concise and accessible account of the invention and development of digital technology, computer historian Paul Ceruzzi offers a broader and more useful perspective. He identifies four major threads that run throughout all of computing's technological development: digitizationthe coding of information, computation, and control in binary form, ones and zeros; the convergence of multiple streams of techniques, devices, and machines, yielding more than the sum of their parts; the steady advance of electronic technology, as characterized famously by "Moore's Law"; and the human-machine interface. Ceruzzi guides us through computing history, telling how a Bell Labs mathematician coined the word "digital" in 1942 (to describe a high-speed method of calculating used in anti-aircraft devices), and recounting the development of the punch card (for use in the 1890 U.S. Census). He describes the ENIAC, built for scientific and military applications; the UNIVAC, the first general purpose computer; and ARPANET, the Internet's precursor. Ceruzzi's account traces the world-changing evolution of the computer from a room-size ensemble of machinery to a "minicomputer" to a desktop computer to a pocket-sized smart phone. He describes the development of the silicon chip, which could store ever-increasing amounts of data and enabled ever-decreasing device size. He visits that hotbed of innovation, Silicon Valley, and brings the story up to the present with the Internet, the World Wide Web, and social networking. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Condition: Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. A VERY GOOD, clean, tight copy sans rips/tears, stains, discoloration and interior markings. PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED with over 400 full-color and black-and-white photographs (many full page) with accompanying descriptive captions. "Drawing on the peerless collections of th National Air and Space Museum-the most-visited museum in the world-this magnificent book brings us the story of the conquest of the skies. From the first hot-air balloon to the Wright brothers, the Apollo Moon landing, the Mars Pathfinder mission, and beyond, 'Air and Space' captures the daring innovators, brilliant discoveries, and breathtaking excitement of aviation and spaceflight as no other book has." 317 pages. NOTE: Due to size and weight of the book additional shipping cost will be requested for EXPEDITED and OUT-OF-U.S. shipment. GC3.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: None. Unopened and unused--still in its original shrinkwrap. Corners are lightly bumped, otherwises like new.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Clean text, tight binding, slight corner bumping. The dust jacket is in good condition and has been placed in a protective cover to maintain its condition. Due to the size of this book, extra shipping charges will be applied to international orders. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: New. ~ NEW Inside and Out! Clean & Crisp Pages. (E-mail for more info./pics).

Folio. Condition: Used Very Good. Firefly sells new and used books through our store front. We try to add a detailed description to as many titles as possible. If you have questions regarding this title, please contact us. Photos available on request.

Large Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Front flyleaf toned. 1978 Large Softcover. Unpaginated. Includes: Foreword by Michael Collins; Introduction; Editor's Note; Alphabetical Index of Awards and Trophies; Index of Awards and Trophies by Sponsoring Organizations; Addenda by Sponsoring Organizations; Personal Name Index.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. Paperback. Near mint softcover.304 pp. Gorgeously and lavishly illustrated with sattelite images, drawings, photos, etc. Photography. PHOT/8212.

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Small Folio. Near fine, lightly worn covers and small white stain on top of spine.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. Newly Expanded Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Book is in unread or gently read condition. Binding is tight and square. Pages are clean and unmarked.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 310pp, illustrations Size: Folio - over 10"x14.5" Thick.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Large hardback, no edition stated, in very good, almost like new condition. Royal blue cloth boards with red lettering on the spine in very good condition. Top front corner slightly bumped. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON THE FFEP. There are some ink spots on the inside of the back board as well as on the back endpaper, but otherwise the book is in very clean condition. Illustrated throughout with striking and evocative photographs - most in full color and many never before published - by some of the country's leading photographers and from collections across the globe. The pictorial dust jacket is in good condition with minor edgewear, some small chips and tears, scratch marks, slight smudging and soiling. Picture of a plane on the front and 6 different pictures on the back dust jacket. Signed by Author(s).

First Day Cover. Condition: Very good. The envelopment is approximately 6.5 inches by 3.75 inches. Slight wear and soiling noted. Envelope has a graphic of Goddard standing by his rocket. The stamp is canceled. The cancellation mark says Auburn, MA 01501 Mar 16, 1976. The Address says Milestones of Flight Smithsonian Institution Nat. Air & Space Museum Washington, D. C. 20560. Inside are two Thank you/order cards discussing Cover Number 39 which would commemorate the 15th Anniversary of the First US Manned Space Flight. Also included is an insert, 8.5 inches by 11 inches, folded in half and then tri-folded to fit into the envelop. It has text by T. D, Crouch on Robert H. Goddard and his rocket experiment. There is a picture of Goddard on the front, a picture of the rocket being assembled, and the back page is a diagram of the rocket assembly. Tom D. Crouch (born February 28, 1944)[1] is an American aeronautics historian and curator. Couch was an employee of the Ohio Historical Society, 1968-1974, Crouch planned the exhibits for the Neil Armstrong Museum and the history exhibitions for the Ohio Historical Center. He accepted a curatorial position with the National Air and Space Museum (NASM) in 1974, and prepared exhibitions for the opening of that building in 1976. He was named Chairman of the Aeronautics Department of the NASM in 1990, and in 1999 was named Senior Curator, Aeronautics. Crouch was appointed by then President William J. Clinton to chair the federal advisory board planning activities commemorating the first flight of Orville and Wilbur Wright in 2003. He also participated in and worked to resolve the issues over the Enola Gay bomber being displayed at the National Air and Space Museum. Crouch is the author of some fifteen books and many articles, primarily on topics related to the history of flight technology. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus.

Hardcover. Expanded Edition. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Owner inscription verso FEP. A few tears to jacket edges. ; Beaux Arts Editions; 14.20 X 10.60 X 1.80 inches; 320 pages.

Wraps. Condition: Very good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Unpaginated (approximately 250 pages). Illustrations. Cover has slight wear and soiling. Minor pencil erasure residue on fep. Alphabetical Index of Awards and Trophies. Index of Awards and Trophies by Sponsoring Organizations. Addenda by Sponsoring Organizations. Personal Name Index. Foreword by Michael Collins. The origin of this project was a request for information which led to the realization that no comprehensively research document addressing all the various aviation and space awards and trophies existed. This work seeks to address this reference information gap. This publication is organized by administrator of the award, name of the award, purpose of the award, date established, nature of the award (i.e. medal, monetary, trophy) ad the recipients of the award and the date they received it. Each Administrator is numbered by section with a numerical subsection for each award and trophy. An addenda contains organizations and their awards that either were received too late for inclusion in the main body of the text or were considered historically important to include after the first compilation was completed.

Condition: Very Good. Reports for 1960 through 1969, original paper wrappers, very good. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.

Gr.-8°, Spiralbuch. ca. 103 Seiten mit zahl. Abbildungen, Sprache: englisch Einband mit leichte Gebrauchsspuren, Rückeneinband mit einem kleinen Einriss. Sonst gutes Exemplar. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 530.