Blast Off
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| Rating | : | 4.55 (503 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1741106443 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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Dr Ken McCracken was founding chief of the CSIRO Division of Mineral Physics in Sydney, and Director of the CSIRO Office of Space Science and applications, until his retirement in 1989. He now combines life as a beef grazier with work as a private consultant to the minerals exploration industry, working from his home near Bowral in NSW.
From the Back Cover From the launch of Sputnik, the world's first satellite, Ken McCracken takes us on a space journey through the heady, early days of space exploration - when scientists were making startling discoveries about space, our atmosphere and the effects of the Sun on the Earth almost daily. His pioneering research into cosmic radiation has taken him from the MIT in Boston, to Australia - developing the CSIRO Division of Mineral Physics and the CSIRO Office of Space Science and Applications. In his unique, irreverent fashion McCracken also exposes some little-known glitches in the early
Ken McCracken participated in the heady, early days of space exploration when scientists were almost daily making startling exploration when scientists were almost daily making startling discoveries about space, out atmosphere and the effects of the Sun on Earth's magnetic field and atmosphere.
Another Feynmanesque Book of Tales Ken McCraken's memoir reads like Richard Feynman's books of personal adventures and funny tales: a bit autobiographical, a bit entwined into historical events, and always entertaining.While this book is not as amusing as Feynman's, it carves a path through the career of a young scientist in the world of rocket sc. We need more Australians like Ken McCracken! Simon Simply great. I am always happy to read a book about Australians using their expertise and practical know-how to solve complex problems and succeed where others have failed. I recommend this book to other engineers, scientists and other contributors to innovation and industry.