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Bishop, Eric J

 
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Synopsis

With long personal experience from the pioneer days of missiles and space, underwater simulation adventures at St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the electronic revolution the author tells of his struggle to complete an engineering education. Longer in its timeframe than Homer Hickham's Rocket Boys/October Sky, and containing elements of The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe, Brooklyn, Buck Rogers and Me is written in the tongue-in-cheek anecdotal style of another Brooklynite, Sam Levenson.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

With long personal experience from the pioneer days of missiles and space, underwater simulation adventures at St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the electronic revolution the author tells of his struggle to complete an engineering education. Longer in its timeframe than Homer Hickham's Rocket Boys/October Sky, and containing elements of The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe, Brooklyn, Buck Rogers and Me is written in the tongue-in-cheek anecdotal style of another Brooklynite, Sam Levenson.

Biographie de l'auteur

The author began his career as an apprentice drafter and progressed through other positions in his personal desire to become an engineer. He became involved with major events of late 20th century: the pioneer days of missiles and space, underwater simulations at St Thomas, and the computer electronics revolution.

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