Description
Rockets: Defying Gravity traces the astonishing story of how humanity learned to challenge gravity—spanning nearly 2,000 years of ideas, experiments, and breakthroughs that shaped modern propulsion. Blending accessible science with historical perspective, it explains Newton’s Laws of Motion—gravity, force, and acceleration—showing how these principles translate into real-world rocket design and performance. From early concepts to the technologies that power today’s missions, the book highlights the ingenuity and persistence behind every leap forward. Ideal for curious readers and students alike, it explores themes of discovery, engineering problem-solving, and the future-facing impact of scientific understanding.
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paperback
First Second Books
Published Jun 12, 2018
130 pages
ISBN: 9781626728257
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First Published
2018
Language
eng
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