The chapters of this book discuss a series of case studies of notable technological projects carried out at least in part by the NACA and NASA. The case studies chosen are those projects that won the National Aeronautic Association's (NAA) Collier Trophy for 'the greatest achievement in aviation in America, the value of which has been thoroughly demonstrated by use during the preceding year'. Looking back on the whole series of projects we can examine both what successes were seen as important at various times, and how the goals and organization of these notable projects changed over time.


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    Title :

    From Engineering Science to Big Science: The NACA and NASA Collier Trophy Research Project Winners


    Publication date :

    1998


    Size :

    448 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English