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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First Flight: The Wright Brothers and the Invention of the Airplane Publication

* USGPO Stock Number 024-005-0121205

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A History of Aerodynamics, and Its Impact on Flying Machines Publication Read more The Airplane in American Culture Publication

Although countless books for aviation buffs have appeared since World War II, none has attempted to place the airplane in its full social, cultural, and interdisciplinary context until now. 

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One Hundred Years of World Military Aircraft Publication Read more Taking Off: A Century of Manned Flight Publication Read more Space Stations: Base Camps to the Stars Publication

Winner of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics History Manuscript Award.

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A History of Modern Computing, Second Edition Publication

Digital edition available, $28.99. 

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Reconsidering a Century of Flight Publication Read more Doolittle: Aerospace Visionary Publication Read more Wings: A History of Aviation from Kites to the Space Age Publication

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

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 131 - 140 of 244

First Flight: The Wright Brothers and the Invention of the Airplane Publication

* USGPO Stock Number 024-005-0121205

Read more
A History of Aerodynamics, and Its Impact on Flying Machines Publication Read more The Airplane in American Culture Publication

Although countless books for aviation buffs have appeared since World War II, none has attempted to place the airplane in its full social, cultural, and interdisciplinary context until now. 

Read more
One Hundred Years of World Military Aircraft Publication Read more Taking Off: A Century of Manned Flight Publication Read more Space Stations: Base Camps to the Stars Publication

Winner of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics History Manuscript Award.

Read more
A History of Modern Computing, Second Edition Publication

Digital edition available, $28.99. 

Read more
Reconsidering a Century of Flight Publication Read more Doolittle: Aerospace Visionary Publication Read more Wings: A History of Aviation from Kites to the Space Age Publication

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

Read more