자료유형 | E-Book |
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개인저자 | Gorman, Alice (Alice Claire), author. |
서명/저자사항 | Dr. Space Junk vs. the universe :archaeology and the future /Alice Gorman. |
발행사항 | Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2019] |
형태사항 | 1 online resource (xiv, 290 pages) |
소장본 주기 | Master record variable field(s) change: 050 |
ISBN | 9780262357128 0262357127 |
일반주기 |
"An earlier version of the work was first published in Australia by NewSouth, an imprint of UNSW Press Ltd."
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서지주기 | Includes bibliographical references (pages 276-282) and index. |
내용주기 | Introduction: looking up, looking down -- How I became a space archaeologist -- Journey into space -- Space archaeology begins on Earth -- Junkyard Earth -- Shadows on the moon -- The edge of known space -- Whose space is it anyway? -- Future archaeology. |
요약 | "A pioneering space archaeologist explores artifacts left behind in space and on Earth, from moon dust to Elon Musk's red sports car. Alice Gorman is a space archaeologist: she examines the artifacts of human encounters with space. These objects, left behind on Earth and in space, can be massive (dead satellites in eternal orbit) or tiny (discarded zip ties around a defunct space antenna). They can be bold (an American flag on the moon) or hopeful (messages from Earth sent into deep space). They raise interesting questions: Why did Elon Musk feel compelled to send a red Tesla into space? What accounts for the multiple rocket-themed playgrounds constructed after the Russians launched Sputnik? Gorman--affectionately known as 'Dr Space Junk' --takes readers on a journey through the solar system and beyond, deploying space artifacts, historical explorations, and even the occasional cocktail recipe in search of the ways that we make space meaningful. Engaging and erudite, Gorman recounts her background as a (nonspace) archaeologist and how she became interested in space artifacts. She shows us her own piece of space junk: a fragment of the fuel tank insulation from Skylab, the NASA spacecraft that crash-landed in Western Australia in 1979. She explains that the conventional view of the space race as 'the triumph of the white, male American astronaut' seems inadequate; what really interests her, she says, is how everyday people engage with space. To an archaeologist, objects from the past are significant because they remind us of what we might want to hold on to in the future."--Provided by publisher. |
일반주제명 | Space archaeology. Space debris. Cultural property. Cultural property. Space archaeology. Space debris. |
언어 | 영어 |
기타형태 저록 | Print version:Gorman, Alice (Alice Claire).Dr. Space Junk vs. the universe.Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2019]9780262043434 |
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