The universe in a mirror : the saga of the Hubble Telescope and the visionaries who built it /
Zimmerman, Robert, 1953-
The universe in a mirror : the saga of the Hubble Telescope and the visionaries who built it / Robert Zimmerman. - Princeton, N.J. ; Woodstock : Princeton University Press, c2008. - xv, 287 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 254-270) and index.
Foggy vision -- Slow start -- Getting money -- Building it -- Saving it -- "New phenomena not yet imagined" -- Abandonment -- The lure of the unknown.
"The Universe in a Mirror" describes the heated battles between scientists and bureaucrats, the perseverance of astronauts to repair and maintain the telescope, and more.
9780691132976 (hbk.) 0691132976 (hbk.) 0691146357 (pbk); 9780691146355 (pbk);
2007943159
Hubble Space Telescope (Spacecraft)--History.
Orbiting astronomical observatories.
Space astronomy--History--20th century.
Outer space--Exploration.
QB500.268 / .Z56 2008
522/.2919
The universe in a mirror : the saga of the Hubble Telescope and the visionaries who built it / Robert Zimmerman. - Princeton, N.J. ; Woodstock : Princeton University Press, c2008. - xv, 287 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 254-270) and index.
Foggy vision -- Slow start -- Getting money -- Building it -- Saving it -- "New phenomena not yet imagined" -- Abandonment -- The lure of the unknown.
"The Universe in a Mirror" describes the heated battles between scientists and bureaucrats, the perseverance of astronauts to repair and maintain the telescope, and more.
9780691132976 (hbk.) 0691132976 (hbk.) 0691146357 (pbk); 9780691146355 (pbk);
2007943159
Hubble Space Telescope (Spacecraft)--History.
Orbiting astronomical observatories.
Space astronomy--History--20th century.
Outer space--Exploration.
QB500.268 / .Z56 2008
522/.2919