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Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space par Adam Hi

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ISBN-13: 9781982176617

Type: NA

Publication Name: NA

ISBN: 9781982176617

Book Title: Challenger : a True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Item Length: 9 in

Publication Year: 2024

Format: Hardcover

Language: English

Illustrator: Yes

Item Height: 1.8 in

Author: Adam Higginbotham

Genre: Technology & Engineering, Biography & Autobiography, History

Topic: United States / 20th Century, Aeronautics & Astronautics, Science & Technology

Item Weight: 30.5 Oz

Item Width: 6 in

Number of Pages: 576 Pages

À propos de ce produit

Product Identifiers

Publisher

Simon & Schuster

ISBN-10

198217661X

ISBN-13

9781982176617

eBay Product ID (ePID)

24063407276

Product Key Features

Book Title

Challenger : a True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space

Number of Pages

576 Pages

Language

English

Publication Year

2024

Topic

United States / 20th Century, Aeronautics & Astronautics, Science & Technology

Illustrator

Yes

Genre

Technology & Engineering, Biography & Autobiography, History

Author

Adam Higginbotham

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height

1.8 in

Item Weight

30.5 Oz

Item Length

9 in

Item Width

6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience

Trade

LCCN

2024-002780

Reviews

"This is a highly detailed, carefully documented, beautifully narrated telling of this breathtakingly complex accident and its mitigation. Higginbotham's handling of the sociopolitical context is also deft." --Nature, "A masterly example of how meticulous research and adherence to factual detail can build a narrative of almost unbearable suspense. At the same time, with the outcome known from the beginning, the story has the implacable power of tragic inevitability." -- Geoff Dyer, author of The Last Days of Roger Federer: And Other Endings, "Gripping history . . . Higginbotham's colorful narrative contrasts the eager idealism of Challenger 's crew, including schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe, with the arrogance of NASA honchos who dismissed warnings and casually gambled with the astronauts' lives. His account of the engineering issues is lucid and meticulous, and his evocative prose conveys both the extraordinary achievement of rocket scientists in harnessing colossal energies with delicate mechanisms and the sudden cataclysms that erupt when the machinery fails. The result is a beguiling saga of the peril and promise of spaceflight." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Dewey Edition

23/eng/20240405

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Dewey Decimal

363.12/4

Synopsis

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * "Superb...Compelling and exhaustively researched." -- The Washington Post * "Devastating...A universal story that transcends time." -- The New York Times * "Dramatic...[A] moving narrative." -- The Wall Street Journal * "Gripping history." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) From the New York Times bestselling author of Midnight in Chernobyl comes the definitive, dramatic, minute-by-minute story of the Challenger disaster, based on fascinating in-depth reporting and new archival research--a riveting history that reads like a thriller. On January 28, 1986, just seventy-three seconds into flight, the space shuttle Challenger broke apart over the Atlantic Ocean, killing all seven people on board. Millions of Americans witnessed the tragic deaths of the crew, which included New Hampshire schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe. Like the assassination of JFK, the Challenger disaster is a defining moment in twentieth-century history--one that forever changed the way America thought of itself and its optimistic view of the future. Yet the full story of what happened, and why, has never been told. Based on extensive archival research and meticulous, original reporting, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space follows a handful of central protagonists--including each of the seven members of the doomed crew--through the years leading up to the accident, and offers a detailed account of the tragedy itself and the investigation afterward. It's a compelling tale of ambition and ingenuity undermined by political cynicism and cost-cutting in the interests of burnishing national prestige; of hubris and heroism; and of an investigation driven by leakers and whistleblowers determined to bring the truth to light. Throughout, there are the ominous warning signs of a tragedy to come, recognized but then ignored, and later hidden from the public. Higginbotham reveals the history of the shuttle program and the lives of men and women whose stories have been overshadowed by the disaster, as well as the designers, engineers, and test pilots who struggled against the odds to get the first shuttle into space. A masterful blend of riveting human drama and fascinating and absorbing science, Challenger identifies a turning point in history--and brings to life an even more complex and astonishing story than we remember., From the New York Times bestselling author of Midnight in Chernobyl comes the definitive, dramatic, minute-by-minute story of the Challenger disaster, based on fascinating in-depth reporting and new archival research--a riveting history that reads like a thriller. On January 28, 1986, just seventy-three seconds into flight, the space shuttle Challenger broke apart over the Atlantic Ocean, killing all seven people on board. Millions of Americans witnessed the tragic deaths of the crew, which included New Hampshire schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe. Like the assassination of JFK, the Challenger disaster is a defining moment in twentieth-century history--one that forever changed the way America thought of itself and its optimistic view of the future. Yet the full story of what happened, and why, has never been told. Based on extensive archival research and metic-ulous, original reporting, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space follows a handful of central protagonists--including each of the seven members of the doomed crew--through the years leading up to the accident, and offers a detailed account of the tragedy itself and the inves-tigation afterward. It's a compelling tale of ambition and ingenuity undermined by political cynicism and cost-cutting in the interests of burnishing national prestige; of hubris and heroism; and of an investigation driven by leakers and whistleblowers determined to bring the truth to light. Throughout, there are the ominous warning signs of a tragedy to come, recognized but then ignored, and later hidden from the public. Higginbotham reveals the history of the shuttle program and the lives of men and women whose stories have been overshadowed by the disaster, as well as the designers, engineers, and test pilots who struggled against the odds to get the first shuttle into space. A masterful blend of riveting human drama and fascinating and absorbing science, Challenger identifies a turning point in history--and brings to life an even more complex and astonishing story than we remember.

LC Classification Number

TL867.H54 2024

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