T. A. Heppenheimer, Author . Wiley $30 (394p) ISBN 978-0-471-40124-7
Aviation writer Heppenheimer (A Brief History of Flight) delivers a thorough look at the Wright brothers. Debunking the standard view that the brothers more or less invented their flying machine by luck and persistence, Heppenheimer definitively...
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T. A. Heppenheimer, Author John Wiley & Sons $30 (400p) ISBN 978-0-471-14439-7
Like a skilled artisan, Heppenheimer (Turbulent Skies) weaves social, political, scientific, technological, military and economic threads of the history of space flight into a tapestry that reveals fascinating patterns and themes. He portrays...
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T. A. Heppenheimer, Author Crown Publishers $17.95 (290p) ISBN 978-0-8129-1616-4
Within the next 50 years, according to science writer Heppenheimer, it is virtually certain that an earthquake of 8 or higher on the Richter scale will strike along the San Andreas Fault near Los Angeles with the same force as the 'quake which hit...
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T. A. Heppenheimer, Author, Heppenheimer, Author John Wiley & Sons $30 (414p) ISBN 978-0-471-10961-7
This third entry in the Sloan Technology series is an important addition to the history of technology as well as business. Heppenheimer (Colonies in Space) is as gifted at explaining the development of the jet engine in terms a nonspecialist can...
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