The Complete Book of Outer Space
Encyclopedia
The Complete Book of Outer Space is a 1953
collection of essays about space exploration
edited by Jeffrey Logan. It first appeared as a magazine, published by Maco Magazine Corp. The first book publication was by Gnome Press
in 1953 in an edition of 3,000 copies.
1953 in literature
The year 1953 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:* January 22 - The Crucible, a drama by Arthur Miller, opens on Broadway....
collection of essays about space exploration
Space exploration
Space exploration is the use of space technology to explore outer space. Physical exploration of space is conducted both by human spaceflights and by robotic spacecraft....
edited by Jeffrey Logan. It first appeared as a magazine, published by Maco Magazine Corp. The first book publication was by Gnome Press
Gnome Press
Gnome Press was an American small-press publishing company primarily known for publishing many science fiction classics.The company was founded in 1948 by Martin Greenberg and David A. Kyle. Many of Gnome's titles were reprinted in England by Boardman Books...
in 1953 in an edition of 3,000 copies.
Contents
- Preface, by Kenneth MacLeishKenneth MacLeishLieutenant Kenneth MacLeish, USN was an officer in the United States Navy during World War I. A Naval aviator, he received the Navy Cross posthumously for his combat actions....
- "A Preview of the Future: Introduction", by Jeffrey Logan
- "Development of the Space Ship", by Willy LeyWilly LeyWilly Ley was a German-American science writer and space advocate who helped popularize rocketry and spaceflight in both Germany and the United States. The crater Ley on the far side of the Moon is named in his honor.-Life:...
- "Station in Space", by Wernher von BraunWernher von BraunWernher Magnus Maximilian, Freiherr von Braun was a German rocket scientist, aerospace engineer, space architect, and one of the leading figures in the development of rocket technology in Nazi Germany during World War II and in the United States after that.A former member of the Nazi party,...
- "Space Medicine", by Heinz HaberHeinz HaberHeinz Haber was a German physicist and science writer who primarily became famous for his TV programs and books about physics and environmental subjects...
- "Space Suits", by Donald H. Menzel
- "The High Altitude Program", by Robert P. Haviland
- "History of the Rocket Engine", by James H. Wyld
- "Legal Aspects of Space Travel", by Oscar SchachterOscar SchachterOscar Schachter was an American international law and diplomacy professor, and United Nations aide.Schachter was a native of New York City, graduated Phi Beta Kappa from City College of New York in 1936, and from Columbia Law School, where he was a Kent scholar and first in his class of 1939...
- "Exploitation of the Moon", by Hugo GernsbackHugo GernsbackHugo Gernsback , born Hugo Gernsbacher, was a Luxembourgian American inventor, writer, editor, and magazine publisher, best remembered for publications that included the first science fiction magazine. His contributions to the genre as publisher were so significant that, along with H. G...
- "Life Beyond the Earth", by Willy LeyWilly LeyWilly Ley was a German-American science writer and space advocate who helped popularize rocketry and spaceflight in both Germany and the United States. The crater Ley on the far side of the Moon is named in his honor.-Life:...
- "Interstellar Flight", by Leslie R. Shepard
- "The Spaceship in Science Fiction", by Jeffrey Logan
- "Plea for a Coordinated Space Program", by Wernher von BraunWernher von BraunWernher Magnus Maximilian, Freiherr von Braun was a German rocket scientist, aerospace engineer, space architect, and one of the leading figures in the development of rocket technology in Nazi Germany during World War II and in the United States after that.A former member of the Nazi party,...
- "The Flying Saucer Myth", by Jeffrey Logan
- "The Panel of Experts"
- "Chart of the Moon Voyage"
- "Chart of the Voyage to Mars"
- "Timetables and Weights"
- "A Space Travel Dictionary"