Pioneers And Modern Rockets

An account of advances in rocketry during the first half of the 20th century, with pariticular emphasis on the efforts of engineers to reach the levels of scientific knowledge and theoretical design. The initial section reviews the composition of black-powder rockets and the physics of rocket flight. The second segment highlights the building of the liquid fuel rocket. The development of guided missiles and large rocket boosters is also shown.

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