Laser-sailing starships : meet NASA inventor Philip Lubin and his team's / writer, Jeff De La Rosa.
| Author/creator | De la Rosa, Jeff author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : World Book Inc., [2017] |
| Copyright Date | ©2017 |
| Description | 48 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Meet NASA inventor Philip Lubin and his team's laser-sailing starships |
| Cover title | Laser-sailing starships with NASA inventor Philip Lubin |
| Series | Out of this world Out of this world (World Book) UNAUTHORIZED |
| Contents | Destination: Proxima Centauri -- Inventor feature: Growing up during the space race -- Interstellar travel -- Getting there faster -- Big idea: Make it smaller -- Inventor feature: Phil fix-it -- Pushing faster -- Big idea: Solar sails -- Inventor feature: Observing nature -- Laser power -- Inventor feature: Defending the planet -- Proxima B or bust -- Inventor feature: Childhood inspiration -- Philip Lubin and his team. |
| Abstract | "A volume explaining inventor Philip Lubin's plan to create space probes that use the power of laser beams to push the probe out of the solar system at around one-third the speed of light"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Audience | 980 Lexile |
| Study program note | Accelerated Reader AR |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| LCCN | 2017024504 |
| ISBN | 9780716661597 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0716661594 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | TRC Nonfiction | 629.475 D375LAS | ✔ Available | Place Hold |