Space Age Dictionary. Edited by C. McLaughlin. [With Illustrations.]. - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Space Age Dictionary. Edited by C. McLaughlin. [With Illustrations.]. write by Charles MACLAUGHLIN. This book was released on 1959. Space Age Dictionary. Edited by C. McLaughlin. [With Illustrations.]. available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Space Age Dictionary. Edited by C. McLaughlin ... Second Edition. [With Illustrations.].
Space Age Dictionary. Edited by C. McLaughlin ... Second Edition. [With Illustrations.]. - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Space Age Dictionary. Edited by C. McLaughlin ... Second Edition. [With Illustrations.]. write by Charles MACLAUGHLIN. This book was released on 1963. Space Age Dictionary. Edited by C. McLaughlin ... Second Edition. [With Illustrations.]. available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Space Age Dictionary
Space Age Dictionary - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Space Age Dictionary write by Charles McLaughlin. This book was released on 2012-06-01. Space Age Dictionary available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
A Dictionary of the Space Age
A Dictionary of the Space Age - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Dictionary of the Space Age write by Paul Dickson. This book was released on 2009-05-18. A Dictionary of the Space Age available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 2009 Outstanding Academic Title, Choice The launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957 ushered in an exciting era of scientific and technological advancement. As television news anchors, radio hosts, and journalists reported the happenings of the American and the Soviet space programs to millions of captivated citizens, words that belonged to the worlds of science, aviation, and science fiction suddenly became part of the colloquial language. What’s more, NASA used a litany of acronyms in much of its official correspondence in an effort to transmit as much information in as little time as possible. To translate this peculiar vocabulary, Paul Dickson has compiled the curious lingo and mystifying acronyms of NASA in an accessible dictionary of the names, words, and phrases of the Space Age. Aviators, fighter pilots, and test pilots coined the phrases “spam in a can” (how astronauts felt prelaunch as they sat in a tiny capsule atop a rocket booster); “tickety-boo” (things are fine), and “the Eagle has landed” (Neil Armstrong’s famous quote when Apollo 11 landed on the Moon). This dictionary captures a broader foundation for language of the Space Age based on the historic principles employed by the Oxford English Dictionary and Webster’s New Third International Dictionary. Word histories for major terms are detailed in a conversational tone, and technical terms are deciphered for the interested student and lay reader. This is a must-own reference for space history buffs.
A Dictionary of the Space Age
A Dictionary of the Space Age - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Dictionary of the Space Age write by Paul Dickson. This book was released on 2009-04-14. A Dictionary of the Space Age available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "The launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957 ushered in an exciting era of scientific and technological advancement. As television news anchors, radio hosts, and journalists reported the happenings of the American and the Soviet space programs to millions of captivated citizens, words that belonged to the worlds of science, aviation, and science fiction suddenly became part of the colloquial language. What's more, NASA used a litany of acronyms in much of its official correspondence in an effort to transmit as much information in as little time as possible. To translate this peculiar vocabulary, Paul Dickson has compiled the curious lingo and mystifying acronyms of NASA in an accessible dictionary of the names, words, and phrases of the Space Age." "This dictionary captures a broader foundation for the language of the Space Age based on the historical principles employed by the Oxford English Dictionary and Webster's Third New International Dictionary. Word histories for major terms are detailed in a conversational tone, and technical terms are deciphered for the interested student and lay reader. This is a must-own reference for space history buffs." --Book Jacket.
