A Century and Beyond

A Century and Beyond
Author: Robert W. Topping
Publisher: Purdue University Press
Total Pages: 514
Release: 1988
Genre: Education
ISBN:

This is not a sentimental book designed to warm the hearts of old grads, but it tells an important and useful story about people and programs that have had an impact on the world. -- Indiana Magazine of History

2020 India

2020 India
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2019-03
Genre:
ISBN: 9781684601318

A Reluctant Icon

A Reluctant Icon
Author: James R. Hansen
Publisher: Purdue University Press
Total Pages: 468
Release: 2020-05-15
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1557539707

Artfully curated by James R. Hansen, A Reluctant Icon: Letters to Neil Armstrong is a companion volume to Dear Neil Armstrong: Letters to the First Man from All Mankind, collecting hundreds more letters Armstrong received after first stepping on the moon until his death in 2012. Providing context and commentary, Hansen has assembled the letters by the following themes: religion and belief; anger, disappointment, and disillusionment; quacks, conspiracy theorists, and ufologists; fellow astronauts and the world of flight; the corporate world; celebrities, stars, and notables; and last messages. Taken together, both collections provide fascinating insights into the world of an iconic hero who took that first giant leap onto lunar soil willingly and thereby stepped into the public eye with reluctance. Space enthusiasts, historians, and lovers of all things related to flight will not want to miss this book.