Author Hugh Blair-Smith Reveals the Captivating Inside Story of the History of the Space Race
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Author Hugh Blair-Smith Reveals the Captivating Inside Story of the History of the Space Race
1888 PressRelease - Hugh Blair-Smith, whose long professional history began on the Apollo spacecraft's primary guidance system, provides readers with this compelling look at the Space Race, why it happened and why it matters.
Cape Cod, Mass. - With private industry taking on more and more space innovation duties, generations of Americans are forgetting the historic time period that captivated the United States and the world - the Space Race of the mid-1900's. Hugh Blair-Smith, in his new book Left Brains for the Right Stuff: Computers, Space, and History, offers readers a comprehensive look at how the technologies and politics of the Space Race developed, who was involved and why it is a critical piece of our history.
"Writing this book was something I had always wanted to do," said Blair-Smith. "After the work that I did at MIT, I wanted people to understand the inside story of the causes and effects of the Space Race. It is a critical part of our history that we can still learn from today."
Blair-Smith was a staff engineer at the MIT Instrumentation Lab where inertial navigation was developed by Charles Stark "Doc" Draper. Blair-Smith worked as part of the team that developed the spacecraft computer hardware as well as the programming that made it run. "Our work was to add guidance technology to the 'Right Stuff' that our astronauts provided. My book shows how our technology worked with their talents."
Left Brains for the Right Stuff: Computers, Space, and History is a riveting account of the Space Race and the people that accomplished what people had dreamed of since consciousness began - the Apollo landing on the moon. It is a testament to the determination of the American spirit and the drive to achieve, as a country, the greatest and most challenging feat in history. Blair-Smith brings the history of those decades and the people together in...
