Solar-wind-riding electric sail : Meet NASA inventor Bruce Wiegmann 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 Bruce Wiegmann and his team's solar-wind-riding electric sail |
| Cover title | Solar-wind-riding electric sail with NASA inventor Bruce Wiegmann |
| Series | Out of this world Out of this world (World Book) UNAUTHORIZED |
| Contents | The solar wind -- The edge of the solar system -- Changes in the heliosphere -- Reaching the heliopause -- The need for speed -- Inventor feature: building a dream -- Electric repulsion -- Big idea: an invisible sail -- Inventor feature: basic research -- Protons and electrons -- Longer wires -- Big idea: spinning the spacecraft -- Inventor feature: inspired by industry -- Electric sail vs. solar sail -- Inventor feature: other interests -- Big idea: keep it simple! -- Outside the ecliptic -- Pushing back the boundaries -- Bruce Wiegmann and his team. |
| Abstract | "A volume explaining engineer Bruce Wiegmann's plan to create a space craft that will harness the power of solar wind to propel itself towards the edge of the solar system"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Audience | 960 Lexile |
| Study program note | Accelerated Reader AR |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| LCCN | 2017024534 |
| ISBN | 9780716661627 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0716661624 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | TRC Nonfiction | 629.475 D375SO | ✔ Available | Place Hold |