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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Charles Lindbergh and the Spirit of St. Louis Publication 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.

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Henry Norris Russell: Dean of American Astronomers Publication

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

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The Genesis of Flight: The Aeronautical History Collection of Colonel Richard Gimbel Publication Read more Soaring above Setbacks: The Autobiography of Janet Harmon Bragg, African American Aviator, as told to Marjorie M. Kriz Publication

Smithsonian History of Aviation and Spaceflight Series book.

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Segregated Skies: All-Black Combat Squadrons of WW II Publication

Smithsonian History of Aviation and Spaceflight Series book.

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Russian Lindbergh: The Life of Valery Chkalov Publication

Smithsonian History of Aviation and Spaceflight Series book.

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The Published Writings of Wilbur and Orville Wright Publication

Paperback reprint March 2004.

Smithsonian History of Aviation and Spaceflight series.

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Visions of a Flying Machine: The Wright Brothers and the Process of Invention Publication

Smithsonian History of Aviation and Spaceflight Series book.

Winner of the Earl D. Osborn Award, Aviation/Space Writers Association.

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Wings and Warriors: My Life as a Naval Aviator Publication

Smithsonian History of Aviation and Spaceflight Series book.

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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 21 - 30 of 42

Charles Lindbergh and the Spirit of St. Louis Publication 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
Henry Norris Russell: Dean of American Astronomers Publication

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

Read more
The Genesis of Flight: The Aeronautical History Collection of Colonel Richard Gimbel Publication Read more Soaring above Setbacks: The Autobiography of Janet Harmon Bragg, African American Aviator, as told to Marjorie M. Kriz Publication

Smithsonian History of Aviation and Spaceflight Series book.

Read more
Segregated Skies: All-Black Combat Squadrons of WW II Publication

Smithsonian History of Aviation and Spaceflight Series book.

Read more
Russian Lindbergh: The Life of Valery Chkalov Publication

Smithsonian History of Aviation and Spaceflight Series book.

Read more
The Published Writings of Wilbur and Orville Wright Publication

Paperback reprint March 2004.

Smithsonian History of Aviation and Spaceflight series.

Read more
Visions of a Flying Machine: The Wright Brothers and the Process of Invention Publication

Smithsonian History of Aviation and Spaceflight Series book.

Winner of the Earl D. Osborn Award, Aviation/Space Writers Association.

Read more
Wings and Warriors: My Life as a Naval Aviator Publication

Smithsonian History of Aviation and Spaceflight Series book.

Read more