Jetpack Dreams: One Man s Up and Down (But Mostly Down) Search for the Greatest Invention That Never Was - Couverture souple

Montandon, Mac

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ISBN 10 : 0306818345 ISBN 13 : 9780306818349

Editeur : Da Capo Press, 2009

Synopsis

Jetpack Dreams chronicles the colorful pop history and science of that most amazing and mysterious of machines: the jetpack. Fueled by a fascination and lifelong obsession with the power of flight, journalist Mac Montandon goes on a vastly entertaining search of the elusive invention. He examines the jetpack's inspiration from the first shoulder-mounted wings to Bill Suitor's 1984 Olympic flight, even uncovering a gruesome jetpack-related murder in Houston. From the earliest days of the 'pack to its enduring role in popular culture—with Buck Rogers, James Bond, Boba Fett—Montandon seeks to answer two simple questions: Where is the jetpack that was promised to him, and to all of us, years ago? And if it's out there, can he catch a ride?

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À propos de l'auteur

Mac Montandon is the editor of Innocent When You Dream: The Tom Waits Reader. He has written for the New York Times, Radar, Salon.com, and Interview. He lives in Brooklyn.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Da Capo Press
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0306818345
• ISBN 13: 9780306818349
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible