JPL and the American Space Program

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The story of JPL is much more than a technical or scientific history. Clayton R. Koppes has brought to life the political controversies and human interactions that erupt in a large, elite organization; traced the complex, frequently acrimonious relationship between JPL, its parent Caltech, the government, and the aerospace industry; and ultimately raised important questions about the funding, control and purposes of scientific and engineering research in the national security state.

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ISBN-10: 0300236298
ISBN-13: 9780300236293
Book pages: 616
Book language: English
Edition: 2
Binding: eBook
Publisher: Yale University Press

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