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Hubble's legacy : reflections by those who dreamed it, built it, and observed the universe with it /

Roger D. Launius, Editor ; David H. DeVorkin, Editor | [S.l.] : Smithsonian Institution Press | A Smithsonian contribution to knowledge | 2014

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[...]

Globalizing polar science : reconsidering the International Polar and Geophysical years

Roger D. Launius, Editor ; James Rodger Fleming, Editor ; David H. DeVorkin, Editor | New York : Palgrave Macmillan | Palgrave studies in the history of science and technology | 2010

The International Polar Years and the International Geophysical Year represented a remarkable international collaborative scientific effort that was focused on, but not limited to, understanding the Earth's poles. This groundbreaking collection [...]

Hubble : imaging space and time

David H. DeVorkin ; Robert W. Smith | [S.l.] : National Geographic Society | 2008

Science with a vengeance : how the military created the US space sciences after World War II

David H. DeVorkin | New York, NY : Springer | 1993