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Title: One Giant Leap Condition: New Subtitle: Iconic and Inspiring Space Race Inventions That Shaped History Author: Charles Pappas Contributor: James Spiller (Foreword by) Format: Paperback ISBN-10: 149304897X EAN: 9781493048977 ISBN: 9781493048977 Publisher: The Lyons Press Genre: History Topic: Science Nature & Math Release Date: 15/10/2021 Description: On July 20, 1969, Americans had their eyes and ears glued to their TVs and radios. NASA’s successful moon landing left the nation in awe. This moment inspired inventors and engineers across the nation. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1969 moon landing, we share with you 20 patents that were inspired by the space race and how they reshaped the world.
Featuring the original patent schematics from the US Patent and Trademark Office, blast off with the inventions inspired by the moon landing including:
Memory foam
Freeze-dried food
Firefighting equipment
Emergency "space blankets"
DustBusters
Cordless tools
Protective paint (Used on both the Statue of Liberty, a gigantic Buddha in Hong Kong and the Golden Gate)
Cochlear implants
LZR Racer swimsuits
CMOS image sensors
Moon dust as fuel for space travel
Carbon nanotubes
Pocket calculators
Other patents in the book reflect the general surge in space-related inventions in that era:
Dispersed space based laser weapon
Toy ray guns
Flying saucers
Propulsion systems
Lasers
The modem
Integrated circuit
Astro Lamp (Later called the Lava Lamp) Country/Region of Manufacture: US Item Height: 224mm Item Length: 146mm Item Width: 18mm Item Weight: 345g Language: English Release Year: 2021
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