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... by H.G. Wells' ''War of the Worlds'' and its unauthorized sequel ''Edison's Conquest of Mars''. The sequel, written by American astronomer Garrett Putnam Serviss, appeared in a multitude of Hearst newspapers in early 1898, but ... thumb Balfour Currie (ca 1932) These early atmospheric scientists represented the first stirrings of the astrophysics branch of Canada's space history. In 1932 a second IPY would spur a team led by ...

... . Paine , NASA Administrator-designate, discussed possibility of integrated European space program alongside that of U.S. and U.S.S.R. in Thomas A. Edison Memorial Lecture at Naval Research Laboratory, ... all categories. Studies of sun's transmissions, of Mars and Venus atmospheres, of moon's origin, and of earth itself contributed to understanding of environment for practical use of man. Space R&D ...

... Inhabited? ( 2, Week 2, Jan 1860) The Moon’s Invisible Side ( 6, Week 4, Feb 1860) Lunar Landscape ( 11, Week 3, Mar 1860) Discovery of the New Planet Vulcan ( 15, Week 3, Apr ... first demonstrated by Humphry Davy in 1809 but still relatively rare in the world of 1860; the Edison light bulb still being 20 years in the future. He already knew this topic having lectured on the subject of electricity while in Glasgow. ref 28 Evidently Leitch and William ...

... = Date of Death data5 = May 24th 1929 label6 = Place of Death data6 = Englewood, New Jersey, USA label7 = Occupation data7 = Astronomer, Author label8 = Nationality data8 = United States of America label9 = Notable Works data9 = ''Edison's Conquest of Mars'', ''The Second Deluge'', ''A Columbus of Space'', ''Einstein's Theory of Relativity ...

... - 2003/2008) The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal (Foreword - 2004) Real Space Cowboys (The) - by Ed Buckbee with Wally Schirra The REAL Space Cowboys (Editor - 2005) Edison's Conquest of Mars (Editor and introduction - 2005) Apollo 11 - Pocket Guide - by Robert Godwin Apollo 11 - Space Pocket Guide (2005) Mars - Pocket Guide - by Robert Godwin Mars - Space Pocket Guide (2006 ...

... became acquainted with Thomas Edison’s wife. Dominik later cited his own influences as three Frenchmen, Henri Parville , Alexandre Dumas and Jules Verne . As he was a writer of articles on mechanical ... calculated amazingly well.” Indeed the course of the spaceship passed over the surface of Mars diagonally, and one could notice clearly, how the curvature of the sphere seemed to be turning in ...

... went over with Jack C. Heberlig, and a guy, he was doing some work for Edison Fields, and they were testing some models with different ablation material. And I said, "Well ... 's—and I think we're starting around, I think with Rothenberg phonetic and Bill William F. Readdy and the Mars reports, and the Gentry Leaves phonetic reports, and those kinds of things ... , of course, Chris' destination was always Mars. You know, that's ultimately where he wanted to go. And, go on. Go to the Moon, yes, that's a step. In fact, Chris was one of ...

... small satellites of the Edison Demonstration of Smallsat Networks (EDSN) mission were lost in the failure of the launch vehicle during the U.S. Air Force-led Operationally Responsive Space (ORS) Office's ORS- ... of U.S. citizens with a wide variety of backgrounds. “This next group of American space explorers will inspire the Mars generation to reach for new heights, and help us realize the goal of ...

... launch of the Nodes small satellites follows last month’s launch of the eight small satellites of the Edison Demonstration of Smallsat Networks (EDSN) mission, which was lost in the failure of the U.S. Air ... valuable biomedical data that will improve our understanding of the effects of long duration space travel and aid in NASA’s journey to Mars. Together, the Expedition 46 crew members will ...

... due to low apogee of rocket, which placed the highest grenade burst at only 42-mi altitude. ''(NASA Rpt SRL)'' NASA Administrator James E. Webb addressed Edison Electric Institute's 35th Annual Convention ... intact and undamaged. In addition to photographic equipment, including two additional mirrors to expand camera's field of view, spacecraft also carried a shovel-like surface sampler which would scoop soil, move ...

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