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Author

Dawson, Virginia P. (Virginia Parker)

Title Engines and innovation : Lewis laboratory and American propulsion technology / Virginia P. Dawson.

Imprint

Washington, DC : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Office of Management, Scientific and Technical Information Division : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 1991.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe Federal Documents Online	NAS 1.21:4306	---	Available

Description	x, 276 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Series	NASA SP ; 4306
	The NASA history series
Form	Mode of access via the NASA History Office web site.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-223) and index.
Contents	Aircraft engines for war -- Trouble-shooting: the wartime mission -- Jet propulsion: too little, too late -- Testing their mettle -- New educational demands -- Operations research -- Pushing innovation and industry resistance -- Seizing the space initiative -- The Apollo era: opportunities and dashed hopes -- Down-to-Earth problems -- Essay on sources -- Appendices -- Land acquisitions and name changes -- Facilities (1942-1987) -- Management structure -- Budget (1944-1977) -- Lewis Research Center personnel (1941-1983).
Subject	Propulsion Laboratory (U.S.) -- History.
	Engines -- Technological innovations.
Added Author	United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Scientific and Technical Information Division.
Added Title	Lewis laboratory and American propulsion technology
ISBN	0160307422 : $21.00
Gpo Item No.	0830-I (online)
Sudoc No.	NAS 1.21:4306