Digital Apollo
Human and Machine in Spaceflight
$65.62
- Paperback
376 pages
- Release Date
30 September 2011
Summary
The incredible story of how human pilots and automated systems worked together to achieve the ultimate achievement in flight-the lunar landings of NASA’s Apollo programAs 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 …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262516105 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262516101 |
| Author: | David A. Mindell |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 376 |
| Release Date: | 30 September 2011 |
| Weight: | 748g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 178mm x 22mm |
| Series: | Digital Apollo |
| Audience Age: | 18 |
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“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
[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.
– James Thorne * 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 *About The Author
David A. Mindell
David A. Mindell is Dibner Professor of the History of Engineering and Manufacturing, Professor of Engineering Systems, and Director of the Program in Science, Technology, and Society at MIT. He is the author of Between Human and Machine- Feedback, Control, and Computing before Cybernetics and War, Technology, and Experience aboard the USS Monitor.
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