PLASMA ACCELERATION Stanford (California), 1960: Stanford University Press, 117 pages, $4.25 by Kash, S. W. (ed) reviewed by Frederick I. Ordway III

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PLASMA ACCELERATION Stanford (California), 1960: Stanford University Press, 117 pages, $4.25

by Kash, S. W. (ed)

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One of a series of volumes of Lockheed-sponsored symposia on magneto-hydrodynamics, this emphasizes the acceleration of plasma for the propulsion of interplanatary vehicles. Among the chapter titles are: "The Use of Plasma for Propulsion of Interplanetary Rockets," "The Electromagnetic Acceleration of a Continuously Flowing Plasma," "Acceleration of Metal-Derived Plasmas," "Hydromagnetic Plasma Gun," and "Efficiency Considerations in Electrical Propulsion."

Extracted from the 1962 Publication Annotated Bibliography of Space Science and Technology with an Astronomical Supplement - A History of Astronautical Book Literature 1931 - 1961. by Frederick I. Ordway III