Electronics in the evolution of flight /

Helfrick, Albert D.

Electronics in the evolution of flight / Albert Helfrick. - 1st ed. - College Station : Texas A & M University Press, c2004. - x, 190 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - Centennial of flight series ; no. 9 .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Dreamers and Philosophers -- Childhood: Radio and Aeroplanes -- Coming of Age: The Development of Air Travel -- The War Years -- The Return of Air Travel -- The Space Race: Lessons Learned -- The Computer Age: A Small Chip Starts a Big Revolution -- The Electronic Airplane: Learning to Fly without an Aircraft -- The Role of Electronics in the Second Century of Flight.

1585443344 (cloth : alk. paper) 1585444138 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2004007214


Avionics.
Flight.
Aeronautics--History.

TL695 / .H42 2004

629.135/5