The launch of Sputnik in 1957 not only began the space age, it also showed that Soviet rockets were more powerful than American ones. Within months, the US Air Force hired Rocketdyne for a feasibility study of an engine capable of delivering at least 1 million pounds of thrust. Later, NASA ran the development of this F-1 engine in order to use it to power the first stage of the Saturn V rocket that would send Apollo missions to the Moon. It is no exaggeration to say that without the F-1 engine NASA would not have been able to achieve President Kennedy's 1961 challenge to his nation to land a man on the Moon before the decade was out.

The Saturn V F-1 Engine: Powering Apollo into History (Springer Praxis Books)

Science & Math

Young, Anthony

Astronomy & Space Science

Praxis

This book fills a need for a complete history of the Lunar Roving Vehicle used on Apollo 15, 16 and 17, drawing on many photographs never before published. It also tells the story of the robotic rovers used on Mars, and concludes with a description of the new designs of rovers planned for The New Vision for Exploration now underway at NASA. The book provides extensive quotes from the astronauts who drove the LRV on the Moon from interviews conducted especially for the book. It also details new material from interviews of engineers and managers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory covering the robotic rovers, Sojourner, Sprit and Opportunity.

Lunar and Planetary Rovers: The Wheels of Apollo and the Quest for Mars (Springer Praxis Books)

Computers & Technology

Computer Science

Springer

Land Resources: Now and for the Future

Unless action is taken, the developing world will face recurrent problems of food security and conflict. This volume provides a summary and perspective of the field of land resources and suggests improvements needed to conserve resources for future generations. Coverage provides an authoritative review of the resources of soils, water, climate, forests and pastures on which agriculture depends. It assesses the interactions between land resources and wider aspects of development, including population and poverty. It provides a strong critique of current methods of assessing land degradation and placing an economic value on land. It should be read by all involved in rural development, including scientists, economists, geographers, sociologists, planners, and students of development studies.

Business & Money

Economics

Cambridge University Press

This book stimulates awareness of the critical role of land resources in sustainable development, and the need to improve land management. It provides an authoritative review of the resources of soils, water, climate, forests and pastures on which agriculture and rural land use depend, and assesses prospects for feeding future populations. Addressing the environmental issues of erosion, loss of soil fertility, deforestation and desertification, it is critical of present methods of assessing land degradation and placing an economic value on land. It emphasises the links between land resources and wider aspects of development, including population and poverty. It shows that land available for food production is less than previously estimated, and that unless action is taken the developing world will face recurrent problems of food security and conflict. The book should be read by all involved in rural development, including natural scientists, economists, geographers, sociologists and planners, together with students of development studies. It provides a summary and perspective of the field of land resources, gives some forcefully-expressed criticisms of current methods, and suggests improvements needed to conserve resources for future generations.

Earth Sciences

Unless action is taken, the developing world will face recurrent problems of food security and conflict. This volume provides a summary and perspective of the field of land resources and suggests improvements needed to conserve resources for future generations. Coverage provides an authoritative review of the resources of soils, water, climate, forests and pastures on which agriculture depends. It assesses the interactions between land resources and wider aspects of development, including population and poverty. It provides a strong critique of current methods of assessing land degradation and placing an economic value on land. It should be read by all involved in rural development, including scientists, economists, geographers, sociologists, planners, and students of development studies.

Camaro

Engineering & Transportation

Automotive

LOWE & B.HOULD

Great book discussing and showing the classic Chevrolets from 1955-1957! Amazing pictures and documentation. Great for any Chevy lover or any lover of classic American cars. This book would look amazing on any cocktail table.

Classic Chevy hot ones: 1955-1957

Lowe & B. Hould Pub

This practical introduction to medical management now contains new material on concerns in clinical management (eg appraisal and revalidation) the Working Time Directive and the new Consultant’s Contract. It also details the functions of bodies such as the Committee for Health Improvement. A clear and useful reference book aimed at doctors in training, newly appointed clinical managers looking for guidance and those sceptical about the role of clinicians in management.

Medical Manager: A Practical Guide for Clinicians

Reference

Encyclopedias & Subject Guides

BMJ Books

From its inception in 1929, Chrysler Corporation had been laboring in the shadow of Ford and GM, until, in 1955, Chrysler experienced a confluence of styling and performance that catapulted it to the forefront of the industry. Its trendsetting C-300 was beautiful and powerful, and launched a high-performance assault that continued until the early 1970s. Road Runners, Barracudas, Challengers, Chargers and Super Bees, powered by legendary 426 Hemi, 340, 440 and 383 engines, were transformed into the greatest racers of the era. This fascinating volume chronicles Chrysler's high-performance history from the C-300 to today's headturning Viper. A delightful combination of archival and contemporary photographs, plus technological developments, racing, styling, engineering, personalities, promotions and more highlight Chrysler's muscle car era.

Chrysler, Dodge and Plymouth Muscle

Motorbooks Intl

Introduced as a hardcover in Spring 1995, this softbound edition offers a lower-cost version of the colorful book that examines the legend behind the three most-beloved years in Chevrolet history. In one model year, Chevy wiped the slate clean and produced an automobile that managed to vanquish a staid and stodgy image. The 1955 model featured a new chassis powered by a brawny V8 and dressed out with a thoroughly modern body. America loved it. 
Author Anthony Young teams with photographer Mike Mueller to look back at the three-year span from 1955 through 1957, when Chevy twice refined an already popular automobile. Marvelous modern color and archival black-and-white photography accompanies a narrative text examining the Tri-Chevys in all their glory, including the engineering advances (i.e., the small-block V8 and fuel injection) they introduced to the motoring world and the myriad luxury options they dangled before eager post-war consumers (i.e., plush upholstery and air conditioning).

Chevrolet's Hot Ones: 1955, 1956, 1957

Mueller, Mike

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The Saturn V F-1 Engine: Powering Apollo into History (Springer Praxis Books)

Lunar and Planetary Rovers: The Wheels of Apollo and the Quest for Mars (Springer Praxis Books)

Land Resources: Now and for the Future

Land Resources: Now and for the Future

Land Resources: Now and for the Future

Camaro

Classic Chevy hot ones: 1955-1957

Medical Manager: A Practical Guide for Clinicians

Chrysler, Dodge and Plymouth Muscle

Chevrolet's Hot Ones: 1955, 1956, 1957