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The Conquest of Space (Lasser book)
1931 nonfiction book written by David Lasser
1931 nonfiction book written by David Lasser
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| name | The Conquest of Space | |
| image | The Conquest of Space (1931).jpg | |
| caption | First edition | |
| author | David Lasser | |
| language | English | |
| genre | nonfiction | |
| publisher | Penguin Press | |
| pub_date | September 1931 (original) | |
| pages | 192 | |
| isbn | 978-1-896522-92-0 |
September 1, 2002 The Conquest of Space is a nonfiction book written by American author David Lasser in 1930, and self-published in 1931. It was the first book written in English that presented rocketry and spaceflight in a serious manner. The book profiles a fictional journey to the Moon to explain the science of rocketry as it stood in 1931. It uses contemporary knowledge on rockets to create a reasonable description of the hardware necessary to make spaceflight possible. The book was out of print until 2002, when it was republished by Apogee Books. , the book remains in print.
According to the Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction, it contains the earliest known use of the word "astrogator", meaning space navigator.
Reception
The book was generally well received. The New York Times stated on January 10, 1932 that "despite its literary and artistic faults the book cannot but capture the imagination of a reader interested in science." Arthur C. Clarke, who wrote the introduction to the 2002 edition, said that the book "was one of the turning points in [his] life."
Despite being published in 1931, it "still stands up to scrutiny"
References
References
- "Marine Park, Great Kills". AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS.
- Lasser, David. (2002). "The Conquest of Space". Apogee Books.
- Huurdeman, Anton A.. (2003). "The worldwide history of telecommunications". Wiley-IEEE.
- (2002). "The Conquest of Space: Apogee Books Space Series 27". Apogee Books.
- "Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction: astrogator".
- Winter, Frank H.. (1983). "Prelude to the space age". The Rocket Societies, 1924-1940.
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