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Books by Mike
Gruntman
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Dr. Mike Gruntman is professor of astronautics at the University of Southern California. He is an accomplished space physicist and engineer ("rocket scientist"), historian, and educator, with more than 300 scholarly publications, including four books, in various areas of science and engineering. His book Blazing the Trail. The Early History of Spacecraft and Rocketry (published by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics in 2004) received the 2006 Luigi Napolitano Award from the International Academy of Astronautics. Another Mike's book, From Astronautics to Cosmonautics, 2007, was nominated (2008) for the Emme Award of the American Astronautical Society.
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Blazing the Trail on Amazon (hardcover)
Mike Gruntman, Blazing the Trail. The Early History of Spacecraft and Rocketry, AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics), Reston, VA., 2004. Winner of the Luigi Napolitano Award (2006) from the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA). |
Intercept 1961 on Amazon (hardcover)
Mike Gruntman, Intercept 1961. The Birth of Soviet Missile Defense, AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics), Reston, Va., 2015. |
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From Astronautics to Cosmonautics on Amazon (paperback)
Mike Gruntman, From Astronautics to Cosmonautics, BookSurge, North Charleston, S.C., 2007 Video (25 min; based on part of the book): Ary Sternfeld. A Forgotten Space Pioneer. |
Enemy Amongst Trojans on Amazon (paperback)
Mike Gruntman, Enemy Amongst Trojans. A Soviet Spy at USC, Figueroa Press, Los Angeles, Calif., 2010 |
Book chapters by Mike Gruntman
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Book chapter
Mike Gruntman,
The History of Spaceflight, Chapter 1.2, pp. 4-10, |
Book chapter
Mike Gruntman, The Road to Space, (in
English,
Spanish,
Greek
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Book chapter
Mike Gruntman, Rocketry: The Birth of Modern Rocket Propulsion,
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Book chapter
Mike Gruntman, Fifteen Years in IKI (Space Research Institute).
Microchannel Plates, Position-Sensitive Detectors, and
Energetic Neutral Atoms,
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Recommended science and engineering books on astronautics, rocketry, and space technology |
Recommended books on history of astronautics, rocketry, and space |
