Spacesuit: Fashioning Apollo (MIT Press)
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| Rating | : | 4.41 (982 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 026201520X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 380 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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De Monchaux swings masterfully between subjects, teasing out unexpected connections and spotting the seeds of contemporary life that were planted by the space race.– ICON (UK)a wonderful material history– LOS ANGELES REVIEW OF BOOKS a broad and creative appraisal of the suit's many contexts, encouraging readers to consider technology as design, shaped by the circumstances of its time, unfailingly and elegantly layered and crafted to serve a purpose.– NATURE now the definitive
"Top notch - offers a parallax view for space cadets" according to Fairleigh Brooks. As a certified space cadet I have read dozens of books about the history of space exploration and manned space flight, many more on aviation and astronomy. (I own a book, for example, called "Eject! The Complete History of U.S. Aircraft Escape Systems. Actually, i. International Latex Corporation's A7L Dave English A beautiful bountiful book. This is a high quality look at the design (and what that design means to us in other contexts) of the Apollo spacesuit. It covers a lot of ground, engineered as the suits were, with handcrafted layers that perform many different yet int. "Five Stars*****" according to Dave S.. Physically, "Fashioning Apollo" is quite an elegant book (even though it is soft-bound with a "rubberized" dust cover). Text and photos are all of superb quality, glossy throughout; and it has a nice smell to it (something you'll never get from a Kindle).If you're
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. His work has appeared in the architectural journal Log, the New York Times, the New York Times Magazine, Architectural Design, and other publications. Nicholas de Monchaux is Assistant Professor of Architecture at the College of Environmental Design, University of California, Berkeley