Scientific American: Inventions from Outer Space: Everyday Uses for NASA Technology

by David Baker and Brafnis Coombix

Scientific American Inventions from Outer Spacepresents over 60 inventions developed by NASA for use in space - and the ways they are used every day on Earth. There's a little bit of outer space... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0375409793
• ISBN13: 9780375409790
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: Random House Reference Publishing
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 9.6" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

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What is fascinating about this book is the surprisingly unglamourous uses to which NASA technology has been put: it's not tricorders or machines that vanquish your foe with a directional pulse of pure energy that have trickled onto the terrestrial market, but heat resistant paint and non-stick coating for frying pans. Which is probably no bad thing. All in all an excellent read.