Muenger, Elizabeth A. - Searching the Horizon : A History of Ames Research Center, 1940-1976

Washington, D.C. NASA, 1985. orig.wrappers. 23x17cm, xiii,299 pp. Series: Scientific and Technical Information Branch, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, The NASA History Series.. Minor rubbing. VG. ¶ Contents: The Beginnings, 1939-1945; The Postwar Period, 1945.-1952; The Lean Years, 1952-1957; The Formation of NASA, 1958; The Life Sciences Directorate; Ames during NASA's Golden Years 11958-1969; Ames After Apollo,1969-1976; How a Research Directorate Works; Ames in a Larger Context; Research Center Instead of Aeronautical Laboratory; Appendices.