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020 a| 9780801898679 (hardcover : alk. paper);

020 a| 0801898676 (hardcover : alk. paper);

020 a| 9780801898686 (pbk. : alk. paper);

020 a| 0801898684 (pbk. : alk. paper);

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100 1 a| McCurdy, Howard E.=| ^A166539;

245 10 a| Space and the American imagination /c| Howard E. McCurdy.;

246 3 a| Space & the American imagination;

246 3 a| American imagination;

250 a| 2nd ed.;

260 a| Baltimore, Md. :b| Johns Hopkins University Press,c| 2011.;

300 a| x, 395 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

500 a| Cover art by Chesley Bonestell.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. [325]-383) and index.;

520 a| People dreamed of cosmic exploration, winged spaceships and lunar voyages; space stations and robot astronauts, long before it actually happened. This book traces the emergence of space travel in the popular mind, its expression in science fiction, and its influence on national space programs. Space exploration dramatically illustrates the power of imagination. The author shows how that power inspired people to attempt what they once deemed impossible. In a mere half-century since the launch of the first Earth orbiting satellite in 1957, humans achieved much of what they had once only read about in the fiction of Jules Verne and H.G. Wells and the nonfiction of Willy Ley. Reaching these goals, however, required broad-based support, and the author examines how advocates employed familiar metaphors to excite interest (promising, for example, that space exploration would recreate the American frontier experience) and prepare the public for daring missions into space. When unexpected realities and harsh obstacles threatened their progress, the space community intensified efforts to make their wildest dreams come true. This work remains relevant given contemporary questions about future plans at NASA. Fully revised and updated since its original publication in 1997, it includes a reworked introduction and conclusion and new chapters on robotics and space commerce.;

541 3| Joyner Schlobin copyc| Gift ofa| C. W. Sullivan III,d| 2012.;

505 0 a| Introduction : Imagination --The vision -- Making space flight seem real -- The Cold War -- Apollo : the aura of competence -- Mysteries of life -- The extraterrestrial frontier -- Stations in space -- Spacecraft -- Robots -- Space commerce -- Back on Earth -- Imagination and culture.;

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Space and the American imagination / Howard E. McCurdy.

Author/creator	McCurdy, Howard E.
Other author	Bonestell, Chesley illustrator.
Format	Book
Edition	2nd ed.
Publication Info	Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2011.
Description	x, 395 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects	Astronautics--United States. --Public opinion. Mass media--United States. --Influence. Astronautics and state--United States. Popular culture--United States.

Variant title	Space & the American imagination
Variant title	American imagination
Contents	Introduction : Imagination --The vision -- Making space flight seem real -- The Cold War -- Apollo : the aura of competence -- Mysteries of life -- The extraterrestrial frontier -- Stations in space -- Spacecraft -- Robots -- Space commerce -- Back on Earth -- Imagination and culture.
Abstract	People dreamed of cosmic exploration, winged spaceships and lunar voyages; space stations and robot astronauts, long before it actually happened. This book traces the emergence of space travel in the popular mind, its expression in science fiction, and its influence on national space programs. Space exploration dramatically illustrates the power of imagination. The author shows how that power inspired people to attempt what they once deemed impossible. In a mere half-century since the launch of the first Earth orbiting satellite in 1957, humans achieved much of what they had once only read about in the fiction of Jules Verne and H.G. Wells and the nonfiction of Willy Ley. Reaching these goals, however, required broad-based support, and the author examines how advocates employed familiar metaphors to excite interest (promising, for example, that space exploration would recreate the American frontier experience) and prepare the public for daring missions into space. When unexpected realities and harsh obstacles threatened their progress, the space community intensified efforts to make their wildest dreams come true. This work remains relevant given contemporary questions about future plans at NASA. Fully revised and updated since its original publication in 1997, it includes a reworked introduction and conclusion and new chapters on robotics and space commerce.
Local note	See also manuscript material related to the James H. and Virginia Schlobin Literature of the Fantastic Collection. Ask in Joyner Library Special Collections.
General note	Cover art by Chesley Bonestell.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [325]-383) and index.
Acquisitions source	Joyner Schlobin copy Gift of C. W. Sullivan III, 2012.
LCCN	2010019456
ISBN	9780801898679 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	0801898676 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780801898686 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	0801898684 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Space and the American imagination / Howard E. McCurdy.

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