The Space Telescope: A Study of Nasa, Science, Technology, and Politics - Couverture rigide

Smith, Robert W.

 
9780521266345: The Space Telescope: A Study of Nasa, Science, Technology, and Politics
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0521266343 ISBN 13 : 9780521266345
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1989

Synopsis

Robert Smith's The Space Telescope sets the fascinating and disturbing history of this massive venture within the context of 'Big Science'. Launched at a cost of no more than $2 billion, the Space Telescope turned out to be seriously flawed by imperfections in the construction of its lenses and by solar panels that caused it to shudder when moving from daylight to darkness. Smith analyses how the processes of Big Science, especially those involving the government's funding process for large-scale projects, contributed to those failures. He reveals the astonishingly complex interactions that took place among the scientific community, government and industry and describes the great range of personalities and forces - scientific, technical, political, social, institutional and economic - that played roles in the Space Telescope's history.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Robert Smith's The Space Telescope sets the fascinating and disturbing history of this massive venture within the context of 'Big Science'. Launched at a cost of no more than $2 billion, the Space Telescope turned out to be seriously flawed by imperfections in the construction of its lenses and by solar panels that caused it to shudder when moving from daylight to darkness. Smith analyses how the processes of Big Science, especially those involving the government's funding process for large-scale projects, contributed to those failures. He reveals the astonishingly complex interactions that took place among the scientific community, government and industry and describes the great range of personalities and forces - scientific, technical, political, social, institutional and economic - that played roles in the Space Telescope's history.

Revue de presse

'With exquisite clarity, Mr. Smith exposes penny-wise strategies that lead to less science and more expense in the long run. That is why The Space Telescope is so valuable.' New York Times Book Review

'Here is a stark portrayal of what big science has become in the post-war period.' Science

'Those interested in the progress of contemporary astronomy or wanting to understand the underpinnings of late 20th century 'Big Science' will find The Space Telescope must reading.' Sky and Telescope

'In every way this book deserves to be and is surely destined to become a classic in the history of science.' Isis

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
1989
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0521266343
ISBN 13 
9780521266345
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
496
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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Autres éditions populaires du même titre

9780521457682: The Space Telescope: A Study of Nasa, Science, Technology, and Politics

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0521457688 ISBN 13 :  9780521457682
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1993
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