The Meaning and Value of Spaceflight: Public Perceptions - Couverture rigide

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Bainbridge, William Sims

 
9783319078779: The Meaning and Value of Spaceflight: Public Perceptions
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ISBN 10 : 3319078771 ISBN 13 : 9783319078779
Editeur : Springer International Publishing AG, 2014

Synopsis

This book presents the most serious and comprehensive study, by far, of American public perceptions about the meaning of space exploration, analyzing vast troves of questionnaire data collected by many researchers and polling firms over a span of six decades and anchored in influential social science theories. It doesn't simply report the percentages who held various opinions, but employs sophisticated statistical techniques to answer profound questions and achieve fresh discoveries.

Both the Bush and the Obama administrations have cut back severely on fundamental research in space science and engineering. Understanding better what space exploration means for citizens can contribute to charting a feasible but progressive course. Since the end of the Space Race between the US and the USSR, social scientists have almost completely ignored space exploration as a topic for serious analysis and this book seeks to revive that kind of contribution.

The author communicates the insights in a lucid style, not only intelligible but interesting to readers from a variety of backgrounds.

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À propos de l'auteur

William Sims Bainbridge is an experienced researcher on the history and sociology of space development and a leader in developing new computational methods of questionnaire administration and analysis, as well as a writer who knows how to communicate clearly to readers interested in spaceflight or science and technology more broadly.

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Éditeur
Springer International Publishing AG
Date d'édition
2014
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3319078771
ISBN 13 
9783319078779
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
236
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Editeur : Springer, 2016
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