Project Icarus (M.I.T. Report No. 13) (Interdepartmental Student Project in Systems Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Spring Term, 1967)

Kleiman, Louis A. (Editor)

Verlag: The M.I.T. Press, Cambridge, MA, 1968

Beschreibung

6-3/4" x 10" Softcover; First Edition; 121pp; Covers slightly edgeworn & age-toned, previous owner's name inside front cover, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG- condition. Scarce vintage report from the Interdepartmental Student Project in Systems Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Spring Term, 1967. Supposing that the four billion ton asteroid labeled 1566 Icarus was going to collide with the earth, MIT professor Paul Sandorff asked his students to create a plan to prevent the collision. The plan was the inspiration for the 1979 film Meteor. Illustrated with diagrams. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 016720

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Project Icarus (M.I.T. Report No. 13) (...

Verlag: The M.I.T. Press, Cambridge, MA

Erscheinungsdatum: 1968

Einband: Softcover

Zustand: Very Good-

Auflage: First Edition.