Books by Matthew Shindell
Lunar: A History of the Moon in Myths, Maps, and Matter
The Apollo Program, Which Was Catalyzed By President John F. Kennedy's Rousing We Will Go To The Moon Speech Before A Joint Session Of The Us Congress In 1961, Spurred On Scientists At The Us Geological Survey In Their Efforts To Map The Moon. Over The Next Eleven Years A Team Of Twenty-two, Including A Dozen Illustrator-cartographers, Created Forty-four Charts-one For Each Named Quadrangle On The Earthside Of The Moon. For The First Time In Lunar, Each Beautifully Hand-drawn And Colored Chart Is Presented In Full Along With The Key Geological Characteristics And Interpretations That Were Set Out In The Original Geologic Atlas Of The Moon. Matthew Shindell's Expert Commentary Accompanies Each Chart. Also Included Are Self-contained Features Devoted To Moon-related Topics That Highlight The Cultural And Natural Significance Of The Moon To Humankind Around The Globe, From Prehistory To The Moon Landing Of 1969-the Definitive Moment At Which Myth Became Matter. Lunar Combines A Retelling Of The Symbolic And Mythical Associations Of The Moon Throughout History With The Beautifully Realized, Scientifically Accurate Charting Of The Moon In Preparation For The Apollo Moon Landing In 1969. It Is A Stunning Celebration Of The Moon In All Its Guises-- Provided By Publisher.
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The Life and Science of Harold C. Urey (Synthesis)
Harold C. Urey (1893–1981), whose discoveries lie at the foundation of modern science, was one of the most famous American scientists of the twentieth century. Born in rural Indiana, his evolution from small-town farm boy to scientific celebrity made him a symbol and spokesman for American scientific authority. Because he rose to fame alongside the prestige of American science, the story of his life reflects broader changes in the social and intellectual landscape of twentieth-century America. In this, the first ever biography of the chemist, Matthew Shindell shines new light on Urey’s struggles and achievements in a thoughtful exploration of the science, politics, and society of the Cold War era.
From Urey’s orthodox religious upbringing to his death in 1981, Shindell follows the scientist through nearly a century of American history: his discovery of deuterium and heavy water earned him the Nobel Prize in 1934, his work on the Manhattan Project helped usher in the atomic age, he initiated a generation of American scientists into the world of quantum physics and chemistry, and he took on the origin of the Moon in NASA’s lunar exploration program. Despite his success, however, Urey had difficulty navigating the nuclear age. In later years he lived in the shadow of the bomb he helped create, plagued by the uncertainties unleashed by the rise of American science and unable to reconcile the consequences of scientific progress with the morality of religion.
Tracing Urey’s life through two world wars and the Cold War not only conveys the complex historical relationship between science and religion in the twentieth century, but it also illustrates how these complexities spilled over into the early days of space science. More than a life story, this book immerses readers in the trials and triumphs of an extraordinary man and his extraordinary times.
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Our Future in Space Imagining Moon Bases, Missions to Mars, and More
by Matthew Shindell, Ben Hubbard
3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . . . blast off! Visit an amazing spinning space hotel. Drive a rover around on a Moon base. Soar over Earth as a space tourist. These activities aren't just the stuff of science fiction. They're actually being planned! Created in close collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this book gives young readers an inspiring look at how scientists have learned from past achievements to plan for the future of space travel. Then they'll find out what our future might hold, from new space robots to crewed missions to the Moon and Mars. Exciting infographics, riveting sidebars, and informative illustrations will give curious young minds a new view of the next frontier!
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Spaceships 2nd Edition An Illustrated History of the Real and the Imagined
by Ron Miller, Matthew Shindell, Margaret A. Weitekamp
This revised and expanded second edition of Spaceships includes sixty-four pages worth of the newest developments in space technology
Spaceships: An Illustrated History of the Real and the Imagined explores how art and science have merged in the creation of real and fictional spaceships, from Mercury and Apollo spacecraft to Millennium Falcon and Starship Enterprise. This second edition is thoroughly updated to offer a complete history of spaceships. It builds off the original book with new information and developments in topics that include:
Award-winning author Ron Miller and new Smithsonian coauthors Matthew Shindell and Margaret Weitekamp take readers on a visual journey through the history of the spaceship, both in our collective imagination and in reality. Vivid illustrations trace spaceships through their conception, engineering, and building. The exquisitely detailed book charts the ubiquity of spaceships in the golden age of space travel (1950s and '60s) and their broad influence in popular art, television, film, and literature. Spaceships is a vibrant and visual book on the history of spaceships, past, present, and future.
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