Hubble's legacy : reflections by those who dreamed it, built it, and observed the universe with it / edited by Roger D. Launius and David H. DeVorkin.
- Date:
- 2014
- Books
About this work
Description
The development and operation of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) have resulted in many rich legacies, most particularly in science and technology - but in culture as well. This book, which includes contributions from historians of science, key scientists and administrators, and one of the principal astronauts who led many of the servicing missions, is meant to capture the history of this iconic instrument.
Publication/Creation
Washington, DC : Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, 2014.
Physical description
xvi, 220 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 26 cm.
Contents
Conceiving of the Hubble Space Telescope : personal reflections / Nancy Grace Roman -- Steps toward the HST / C. Robert O'Dell -- Building HST as a serviceable national facility / Edward J. Weiler -- Constructing the wide field planetary camera 2 / John Trauger -- Corrective optics space telescope axial replacemet (COSTAR) / Harold J. Reitsema -- Hubble : mission impossible / John M. Grunsfeld -- Recommissioning Hubble : refurbished and better than ever / Kenneth R. Sembach -- The secret's of Hubble's success / David S. Leckrone -- Creating Hubble's imagery / Zoltan Levay -- Displaying the beauty of the truth : Hubble images as art and science / Elizabeth A. Kessler.
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references (pages 190-195) and index.
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Where to find it
Location Status History of MedicineAJB /HUBOpen shelves
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ISBN
- 9781935623328
- 193562332X