Digital Apollo: Human & Machine Space Race Mondlandung NASA Mond MIT 2008 HC

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“MIT Press, 2008. Near Fine / VG. Lovely copy. Hardcover. No Markings, w/ DJ. Binding Tight, solid, ...
Intended Audience
Adults
Narrative Type
Nonfiction
Signed By
n/a
Personalized
No
Era
Space Race; Cold War; Apollo Era; Mid-20th Century Technology; 19
Edition
2008
Features
Hardcover; B&W Illustrations
Signed
No
Ex Libris
No
Book Series
n/a
Literary Movement
Space History Collectors; NASA & Apollo Collectors; Aerospace His
Inscribed
No
Vintage
No
Personalize
No
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Type
History Book; Engineering History; Spaceflight History; Aerospace
ISBN
9780262134972
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Publisher
MIT Press
ISBN-10
0262134977
ISBN-13
9780262134972
eBay Product ID (ePID)
63870080

Product Key Features

Book Title
Digital Apollo : Human and Machine in Spaceflight
Number of Pages
376 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2008
Topic
General, Aeronautics & Astronautics
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Technology & Engineering
Author
David A. Mindell
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
32.5 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
7.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2007-032255
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"[A] wealth of research that even the most informed space fans can enjoy. Mindellavoids the temptation to glorify the space program, instead dealing with the nitty gritty logisticsinvolved in getting a man to the moon. Digital Apollo succeeds in providing an inside track to oneof the most difficult technological challenges of the 20th century." -- coolhunting.com, [A] wealth of research that even the most informed space fans can enjoy. Mindell avoids the temptation to glorify the space program, instead dealing with the nitty gritty logistics involved in getting a man to the moon. Digital Apollo succeeds in providing an inside track to one of the most difficult technological challenges of the 20th century., " Digital Apollo succeeds in providing an inside track to oneof the most difficult technological challenges of the 20th century." -- JamesThorne , Cool Hunting, ""Digital Apollo" is an excellent and unique historical account of the lengthy and often pitched struggle of designers, engineers, and pilots to successfully integrate man and complex computer systems for the Apollo lunar landings. It brings back fond memories." --Edgar Mitchell, Sc.D.; Captain, USN (retired) Lunar Module Pilot, Apollo 14, The book is a refreshing reminder that it is still possible to uncover new stories about the early years of the American space program., Mindell joyfully plumbs the deep history of Apollo's decade-long clash between the MIT eggheads who built the computers and the thrill-jockey military test pilots who used them., "David Mindell's very important and accessible book precisely dissects Apollo history, proving Apollo a harbinger of our current digital era." --Charles Simonyi, President and CEO, Intentional Software, and participant, Soyuz TMA-10 Mission to the International Space Station, April 2007, "Mindell's well-written book deals with a terribly important and often overlooked aspect of space age technology. Commentators often present space exploration in the form of a two-sided debate, where advocates of robotics confront advocates of human flight. As Mindell adroitly demonstrates, the engineers who designed the spacecraft that actually flew to the moon created by necessity a third position, fashioning a practical solution that stood in between the astronaut as automaton and the astronaut as a pilot fully in control. This is a 'must read' book for anyone seriously interested in understanding how space flight really works." --Howard E. McCurdy, author of "Faster, Better, Cheaper", "Mindell joyfully plumbs the deep history of Apollo's decade-long clash between the MIT eggheads who built the computers and the thrill-jockey military test pilots who used them." - IEEE Spectrum, " Digital Apollo succeeds in providing an inside track to one of the most difficult technological challenges of the 20th century." -- James Thorne , Cool Hunting, "[A] wealth of research that even the most informed space fans can enjoy. Mindell avoids the temptation to glorify the space program, instead dealing with the nitty gritty logistics involved in getting a man to the moon. Digital Apollo succeeds in providing an inside track to one of the most difficult technological challenges of the 20th century." -- coolhunting.com, "Mindell joyfully plumbs the deep history of Apollo's decade-long clash between the MIT eggheads who built the computers and the thrill-jockey military test pilots who used them." IEEE Spectrum, "The book is a refreshing reminder that it is still possible to uncover new stories about the early years of the American space program." --Dwayne A. Day , Air & Space, "Mindell joyfully plumbs the deep history of Apollo's decade-long clash between theMIT eggheads who built the computers and the thrill-jockey military test pilots who used them." IEEESpectrum
Grade From
College Graduate Student
Dewey Decimal
629.47/4
Synopsis
How human pilots and automated systems worked together to achieve the ultimate in flight--the lunar landings of NASA's Apollo program. As Apollo 11's Lunar Module descended toward the moon under automatic control, a program alarm in the guidance computer's software nearly caused a mission abort. Neil Armstrong responded by switching off the automatic mode and taking direct control. He stopped monitoring the computer and began flying the spacecraft, relying on skill to land it and earning praise for a triumph of human over machine. In Digital Apollo , engineer-historian David Mindell takes this famous moment as a starting point for an exploration of the relationship between humans and computers in the Apollo program. In each of the six Apollo landings, the astronaut in command seized control from the computer and landed with his hand on the stick. Mindell recounts the story of astronauts' desire to control their spacecraft in parallel with the history of the Apollo Guidance Computer. From the early days of aviation through the birth of spaceflight, test pilots and astronauts sought to be more than "spam in a can" despite the automatic controls, digital computers, and software developed by engineers. Digital Apollo examines the design and execution of each of the six Apollo moon landings, drawing on transcripts and data telemetry from the flights, astronaut interviews, and NASA's extensive archives. Mindell's exploration of how human pilots and automated systems worked together to achieve the ultimate in flight--a lunar landing--traces and reframes the debate over the future of humans and automation in space. The results have implications for any venture in which human roles seem threatened by automated systems, whether it is the work at our desktops or the future of exploration., How human pilots and automated systems worked together to achieve the ultimate in flight--the lunar landings of NASA's Apollo program.
LC Classification Number
TA167.M59 2008

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