Sixty years ago, cars and aeroplanes were deathtraps waiting to happen. Today, both are safer than they were, thanks in part to a pioneering US Air Force doctor's research on seatbelts and ejection seats. The exploits of John Paul Stapp (1910-1999) come to life in this biography of a man who was once blasted across the desert in his Sonic Wind rocket sledge, only to be slammed to a stop in barely a second. The experiment put him on the cover of Time magazine and allowed his swashbuckling team to gather the data needed to revolutionise car and aeroplane design. From the high-altitude balloon tests that ensued to the battles for car safety legislation, Craig Ryan's book is as much a history of the transition into the Jet Age as it is a biography of the man who got us there more safely.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Ww Norton & Co
ISBN-13
9780871406774
eBay Product ID (ePID)
214462196
Product Key Features
Author
Craig Ryan
Publication Name
Sonic Wind: the Story of John Paul Stapp and How a Renegade Doctor Became the Fastest Man on Earth
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Engineering & Technology, Science
Publication Year
2015
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
432 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
244mm
Item Width
165mm
Item Weight
620g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Craig Ryan
Genre
Biographies & True Stories
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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