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1959 at title and copyright pages. First printing; indicated by no additional printings for William Morrow & Company. Bluish light cloud patterned boards, black cloth spine wrap with yellow horizontal titles, moderate cover, corner wear. Pages very good; few bookstore marks at bottom exterior block. Illustrated withe thirty-two pages of photo plates and over seventy illustrations. Dust wrapper, some edge wear, rub; clipped, protected in new clear sleeve. Classic jacket design by Robert Jonas with swirling neon-like bands around birds towing a balloon, a steam engine car, and a space capsule over black b.g. of globe earth. Contents: "Machines in Place of Muscles; Revolution on Wheels; Wings for Adam; The Invisible Net; New Fire for Prometheus; Automation; Penetration into Space; The Race to the Stars; Bibliography; and an Index." Presented here is science as history and the story of man's technological progress from steam engine to to satellite. A vivid retrospective of transportation, communication, exploration, and an indispensible background for understanding the scientific wonders of our age. From Heinz Gartmann author of "Man Unlimited" and translated from the German by Alan G. Readett. Technology has changed the "face and shape" of the world. Incredible distances can now be spanned in incredible ways. Sending a rocket to the moon is astonishing, but no more so than the first steam-driven locomotive was in its day, or the first sputtering gasoline engine, or the first sounds heard over the wireless. In every field of scientific endeavor, each more shocking than the prior. From surface travel we go into the air: the Montgolfier brothers, the Zeppelin, the glider, etc. Then into communication: the cable, the telephone, radio telegraphy, wireless. Electronics: radar, the revolution in physics and splitting the atom, automation, robotics, etc. An wondrous story of human achievement often taken for granted. Printed in the United States of America. 366 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 007043
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