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Project Orion: The True Story of the Atomic Spaceship
By
George Dyson
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Owl Books
Publication date
April 1, 2003
Pages
368
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780805072846
ISBN-10
0805072845
Dimensions
0.75 by 5.25 by 8 in.
Weight
0.70 lbs.
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Out of Print
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$16.00
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sci/tech
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
A brilliant combination of history and personal recollections documents the incredible story of a wild idea--a spacecraft powered by hydrogen bombs--and brings to life an episode in U.S. scientific research that brought together a vast array of brilliant physicists, including the author's father, who participated in the vision of a renowned theoretician, during the political and cultural backdrop of the Cold War. Reprint. 12,500 first printing.
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1 edition from Henry Holt & Co (April 1, 2002)
9780805059854 | details & prices | 345 pages | 6.50 × 10.00 × 1.25 in. | 1.45 lbs | List price $26.00
About: Documents an episode in U.
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Paperback
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Reprint edition from Owl Books (April 1, 2003)
9780805072846 | details & prices | 368 pages | 5.25 × 8.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.70 lbs | List price $16.00
About: A brilliant combination of history and personal recollections documents the incredible story of a wild idea--a spacecraft powered by hydrogen bombs--and brings to life an episode in U.
About: A brilliant combination of history and personal recollections documents the incredible story of a wild idea--a spacecraft powered by hydrogen bombs--and brings to life an episode in U.
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