AEROSPACE DICTIONARY by Gaynor, F. reviewed by Frederick I. Ordway III

From The Space Library

AEROSPACE DICTIONARY

by Gaynor, F.

New York, 1960: Philosophical Library, 260 pages, $6.00

This is another space age dictionary covering such topics as missiles, advanced space programs and projects, guidance and control systems, satellites, and instrumentation. Definitions are short, general, e.g., "Photon engine: A projected species of reaction engine in which thrust is to be obtained from a stream of light rays."

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