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

Distributed by Antique Collectors' Club.

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The Airplane: A History of Its Technology Publication Read more A History of Aerodynamics, and Its Impact on Flying Machines Publication Read more A History of Modern Computing, Second Edition Publication

Digital edition available, $28.99. 

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Race to the Stratosphere: Manned Scientific Ballooning in America Publication

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

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Science with a Vengeance: How the Military Created the US Space Sciences after World War II Publication Read more Landmarks in Digital Computing: A Smithsonian Pictorial History Publication

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

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

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.

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Bringing Aerodynamics to America Publication Read more The History of North American Small Gas Turbine Aircraft Engines Publication Read more

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.
 

Showing 11 - 20 of 22

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

Distributed by Antique Collectors' Club.

Read more
The Airplane: A History of Its Technology Publication Read more A History of Aerodynamics, and Its Impact on Flying Machines Publication Read more A History of Modern Computing, Second Edition Publication

Digital edition available, $28.99. 

Read more
Race to the Stratosphere: Manned Scientific Ballooning in America Publication

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

Read more
Science with a Vengeance: How the Military Created the US Space Sciences after World War II Publication Read more Landmarks in Digital Computing: A Smithsonian Pictorial History Publication

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

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

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.

Read more
Bringing Aerodynamics to America Publication Read more The History of North American Small Gas Turbine Aircraft Engines Publication Read more