Our staff write books on a wide variety of aviation- and space-related topics, including our exhibitions; the collection; the history of science and technology; and planetary science.

Curators also edit other titles, from the Smithsonian History of Aviation and Spaceflight series to children's books on flight. In addition, Museum curators edit book series with Cambridge University Press (Cambridge Centennial of Flight series), Palgrave Macmillan (Palgrave Studies in the History of Science Technology), Texas A&M University Press (Centennial of Flight series), and the University of Missouri Press (Sports and American Culture).

You can explore more peer-reviewed articles, stories, and more with Smithsonian Research Online.
 

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Book cover: Building America's Hangar

Building America's Hangar: The Design and Construction of the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

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Distributed by Antique Collectors' Club.

Book cover: The Airplane, A History of Its Technology

The Airplane: A History of Its Technology

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Book cover: A History of Aerodynamics

A History of Aerodynamics, and Its Impact on Flying Machines

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Book cover: History of Modern Computing

A History of Modern Computing, Second Edition

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Digital edition available, $28.99. 

Book Cover: Race to the Stratosphere

Race to the Stratosphere: Manned Scientific Ballooning in America

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A publication worked on by a staff member of the National Air and Space Museum. 

Book Cover: Science With a Vengeance

Science with a Vengeance: How the Military Created the US Space Sciences after World War II

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Book Cover: Landmarks in Digital Computing

Landmarks in Digital Computing: A Smithsonian Pictorial History

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A publication worked on by members of the National Air and Space Museum staff.

Book Cover: Brotherhood of the Bomb

The Brotherhood of the Bomb: The Tangled Lives and Loyalties of Robert Oppenheimer, Ernest Lawrence, and Edward Teller

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The story of the twentieth century is largely the story of the power of science and technology. Within that story is the incredible tale of the human conflict between three men-Robert Oppenheimer, Ernest Lawrence, and Edward Teller-the scientists most responsible for the advent of weapons of mass destruction.

Book Cover: Bringing Aerodynamics to America

Bringing Aerodynamics to America

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Book Cover: History of North American Small Gas Turbine Aircraft Engines

The History of North American Small Gas Turbine Aircraft Engines

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