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SOMETHING NEW UNDER THE SUN - HELEN GAVAGHAN KA...

In this  the first history of artificial satellites and their uses  Helen Gavaghan shows how
the idea of putting an object in orbit around the earth changed from science fiction to
indispensable technology in the twinkling of an eye. Focusing on three major areas of
development - navigational satellites  communications  and weather observation and forecasting
- Gavaghan tells the remarkable inside story of how obscure men and women  often laboring under
strict secrecy  made satellite technology possible. ...a gripping read. -NEW SCIENTIST

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