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A dictionary of the space age / Paul Dickson.
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Dickson, Paul
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Language
English
Published/Created
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009.
Description
xxiv, 260 pages ; 25 cm.
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TL509 .D475 2009
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Aeronautics
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Space sciences
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New series in NASA history
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Summary note
"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."--Front flap of dust jacket.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-260).
Contents
Foreword / Steven J. Dick
Introduction and Notes on Method : Scope And Criteria ; How To Use The Dictionary ; Sources And Sourcing
Abbreviations
The Dictionary: A-Z.
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ISBN
9780801891151 ((hardcover ; : alk. paper))
0801891159 ((hardcover ; : alk. paper))
LCCN
2008022679
OCLC
229446240
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