jastrow robert editor (3 Ergebnisse)

hardcover. Zustand: Fine. First printing. New York,: the Macmillan Co., 1960, First printing. hardcover. Fine/good +. Quarto, black cloth covers, 160 pages. Dust jacket chipped at corners, slightly sunned at spine. 092108B.

Zustand: Fine. NY 1963 Columbia Graduate School of Business. 8vo., 30pp. Fine in Good Plus DJ.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. First Printing [Stated]. Quarto. [6], 160, [2] pages. Illustrations. Figures. Charts. Tables. References. Name Index. Subject Index. Ink inscription from editor on front flyleaf. Inscription reads "with the compliment of the editor." Slight discoloration to flyleaves and DJ soiled and edges worn, small tears, small chips missing. Robert Jastrow (September 7, 1925 - February 8, 2008) was an American astronomer and planetary physicist. Robert Jastrow was Director and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Mount Wilson Institute. Dr. Jastrow received his Ph.D. degree in theoretical physics from Columbia University. He joined NASA in 1958 and was a prominent figure in the American space program from its inception. Dr. Jastrow was the first chairman of NASA's Lunar Exploration Committee, which established the scientific goals for the exploration of the Moon during the Apollo lunar landings. In 1961, Dr. Jastrow set up NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies. He served as director of the Goddard Institute until his retirement from NASA in 1981. In recognition of his work in NASA, Dr. Jastrow received the NASA Medal for Exceptional Scientific Achievement and the Arthur S. Fleming Award for Outstanding Service in the U.S. Government. Dr. Jastrow hosted more than 100 CBS-TV network programs on space science. He was the special guest of NBC-TV with Wernher von Braun for the Apollo-Soyuz flights, and he was the featured guest of the Today show on the 10th anniversary of the landing on the Moon. Dr. Jastrow's articles have appeared in The New York Times, Foreign Affairs, Atlantic Monthly, and Scientific American. "The National Academy of Sciences . had previously published . [these papers] in the Journal of geophysical research (August and November numbers, 1959). Among the contributors are: Fred L. Whipple, James A. Van Allen, N. C. Christofilos, Harold Urey, Gerard Kuiper, and Homer Newell. Among the topics are Solid particles, Solar System, Magnetic Fields, Solar Corona, Interplanetary Space, Corpuscular Radiation, Argus Experiment, Space Research, Rocket Astronomy, Satellites, Space Vehicles, and Space Sciences.