{"product_id":"esnault-pelterie-bombe-atomique-astronautique-first-edition-signed-116691","title":"De la Bombe Atomique a l'Astronautique.","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"srb-faux-head\"\u003eatomic space travel\u003c\/h4\u003eFirst edition of this rare pamphlet, presentation copy inscribed by the author on the title page, 'Pour Pierre Dibos, Affecteuex hommage de R. Esnault-Pelterie, Juillet 1949'. With a few small corrections to the text in the author's hand.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrench aircraft designer Robert Esnault-Pelterie (1881-1957) was responsible for the Vickers R.E.P. Type Monoplane and a number of advances in engines and flight control systems. A leader in the rocketry movement, by 1913 he had already proposed nuclear powered interplanetary travel. 'In 1930, he published a book, \u003cem\u003eL'Astronautique\u003c\/em\u003e, which essentially recognized all the problems faced by designers of rockets and most of the possible solutions - the book not only defined the field, but the book's title gave it a name: astronautics' (Ashworth, Scientists of the Day, Linda Hall Library, November 17, 2007). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe present talk was given at the Société des arts de Genève on November 29, 1946, and in it Esnault-Pelterie returns to the idea of nuclear-powered space flight, discussing problems such as temperature control and reaction moderation, and proposing voyages to Venus, Mars, and Mercury.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFirst edition; 14-page pamphlet, wire-stitched (21 x 14 cm); a few ink corrections in the text, contents tanned; original buff wrappers printed in black, wrappers tanned, very good condition.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"ESNAULT-PELTERIE, Robert.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57631522128247,"sku":"116691","price":500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4694\/1233\/files\/116691_01.jpg?v=1792616092","url":"https:\/\/shapero.com\/products\/esnault-pelterie-bombe-atomique-astronautique-first-edition-signed-116691","provider":"Shapero Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}