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Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
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Specifiche dell'oggetto
- Condizione
- ISBN
- 9781982176617
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
ISBN-10
198217661X
ISBN-13
9781982176617
eBay Product ID (ePID)
24063407276
Product Key Features
Book Title
Challenger : a True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
Number of Pages
576 Pages
Language
English
Topic
United States / 20th Century, Aeronautics & Astronautics, Science & Technology
Publication Year
2024
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.8 in
Item Weight
30.5 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2024-002780
Dewey Edition
23/eng/20240405
Reviews
"This is a highly detailed, carefully documented, beautifully narrated telling of this breathtakingly complex accident and its mitigation. Higginbotham's handling of the sociopolitical context is also deft." --Nature, "A masterly example of how meticulous research and adherence to factual detail can build a narrative of almost unbearable suspense. At the same time, with the outcome known from the beginning, the story has the implacable power of tragic inevitability." -- Geoff Dyer, author of The Last Days of Roger Federer: And Other Endings, "Gripping history . . . Higginbotham's colorful narrative contrasts the eager idealism of Challenger 's crew, including schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe, with the arrogance of NASA honchos who dismissed warnings and casually gambled with the astronauts' lives. His account of the engineering issues is lucid and meticulous, and his evocative prose conveys both the extraordinary achievement of rocket scientists in harnessing colossal energies with delicate mechanisms and the sudden cataclysms that erupt when the machinery fails. The result is a beguiling saga of the peril and promise of spaceflight." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Dewey Decimal
363.12/4
Synopsis
Winner of the 2024 Kirkus Nonfiction Prize * Longlisted for the 2025 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * "Stunning...A heart-pounding thriller... Challenger is a remarkable book." -- The Atlantic * "Devastating...A universal story that transcends time." -- The New York Times * "Dramatic...a moving narrative." -- The Wall Street Journal From the New York Times bestselling author of Midnight in Chernobyl comes the definitive, "compelling, and exhaustively researched" ( The Washington Post ) minute-by-minute account of the Challenger disaster, based on fascinating and new archival research--a riveting history that reads like a thriller. On January 28, 1986, just seventy-three seconds into flight, the space shuttle Challenger broke apart over the Atlantic Ocean, killing all seven people on board. Millions of Americans witnessed the tragic deaths of the crew, which included New Hampshire schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe. Like the assassination of JFK, the Challenger disaster is a defining moment in 20th-century history--one that forever changed the way America thought of itself and its optimistic view of the future. Yet the full story of what happened, and why, has never been told. Based on extensive archival research and meticulous, original reporting, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space follows a handful of central protagonists--including each of the seven members of the doomed crew--through the years leading up to the accident, and offers a detailed account of the tragedy itself and the investigation afterward. It's a compelling tale of ambition and ingenuity undermined by political cynicism and cost-cutting in the interests of burnishing national prestige; of hubris and heroism; and of an investigation driven by leakers and whistleblowers determined to bring the truth to light. Throughout, there are the ominous warning signs of a tragedy to come, recognized but then ignored, and later hidden from the public. Higginbotham reveals the history of the shuttle program and the lives of men and women whose stories have been overshadowed by the disaster, as well as the designers, engineers, and test pilots who struggled against the odds to get the first shuttle into space. A masterful blend of riveting human drama and fascinating and absorbing science, Challenger identifies a turning point in history--and brings to life an even more complex and astonishing story than we remember., Winner of the 2024 Kirkus Nonfiction Prize - Longlisted for the 2025 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "Stunning...A heart-pounding thriller... Challenger is a remarkable book." -- The Atlantic - "Devastating...A universal story that transcends time." -- The New York Times - "Dramatic...a moving narrative." -- The Wall Street Journal From the New York Times bestselling author of Midnight in Chernobyl comes the definitive, "compelling, and exhaustively researched" ( The Washington Post ) minute-by-minute account of the Challenger disaster, based on fascinating and new archival research--a riveting history that reads like a thriller. On January 28, 1986, just seventy-three seconds into flight, the space shuttle Challenger broke apart over the Atlantic Ocean, killing all seven people on board. Millions of Americans witnessed the tragic deaths of the crew, which included New Hampshire schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe. Like the assassination of JFK, the Challenger disaster is a defining moment in 20th-century history--one that forever changed the way America thought of itself and its optimistic view of the future. Yet the full story of what happened, and why, has never been told. Based on extensive archival research and metic-ulous, original reporting, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space follows a handful of central protagonists--including each of the seven members of the doomed crew--through the years leading up to the accident, and offers a detailed account of the tragedy itself and the inves-tigation afterward. It's a compelling tale of ambition and ingenuity undermined by political cynicism and cost-cutting in the interests of burnishing national prestige; of hubris and heroism; and of an investigation driven by leakers and whistleblowers determined to bring the truth to light. Throughout, there are the ominous warning signs of a tragedy to come, recognized but then ignored, and later hidden from the public. Higginbotham reveals the history of the shuttle program and the lives of men and women whose stories have been overshadowed by the disaster, as well as the designers, engineers, and test pilots who struggled against the odds to get the first shuttle into space. A masterful blend of riveting human drama and fascinating and absorbing science, Challenger identifies a turning point in history--and brings to life an even more complex and astonishing story than we remember.
LC Classification Number
TL867.H54 2024
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