SPACE BIOLOGY by Hanrahan, J. S., and D. Bushnell reviewed by Frederick I. Ordway III

From The Space Library

SPACE BIOLOGY

by Hanrahan, J. S., and D. Bushnell

New York, 1960: Basic Books, Inc., 263 pages, $6.00

This book deals with the human factors in space flight and covers four major areas: (1) space vehicles, (2) g-forces and weightlessness, (3) radiation hazards, and (4) the impact of astronautics on philosophy, government, polities, economics, education, etc. Specific chapters deal with the question of air pressure; cabin atmosphere; food, water, and wastes; centrifuge experiments; impact forces; anti-g devices; the problem of weightlessness; rocket experiments; experiments in aircraft; cosmic rays; the edge of space; and other radiations in space.

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