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Books by Howard Mccurdy
  | | The Space Station Decision Incremental Politics and Technological Choice (New Series in NASA History) by Howard E. Mccurdy Paperback, 290 Pages, Published 2008 by Johns Hopkins University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8018-8749-9, ISBN: 0-8018-8749-6 |
 | | Robots in Space(1st Edition) Technology, Evolution, and Interplanetary Travel (New Series in NASA History) by Professor Howard E. Mccurdy, Roger D. Launius Hardcover, 336 Pages, Published 2008 by Johns Hopkins University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8018-8708-6, ISBN: 0-8018-8708-9 "Given the near incomprehensible enormity of the universe, it appears almost inevitable that humankind will one day find a planet that appears to be much like the Earth. This discovery will no doubt reignite the lure of interplanetary travel. Will we be up to the task? And, given our limited resources, biological constraints, and the general hostility of space, what shape should we expect such expeditions to take? In Robots in Space, R ..." |
 | | Public Administration a Bibliographic Guide to the Literature (Public Administration and Public Policy) by Professor Howard E. Mccurdy Hardcover, 328 Pages, Published 1986 by Crc Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8247-7518-6, ISBN: 0-8247-7518-X "field of practice, public administration is becoming increasingly professionalized. Yet public administration is not exactly a profession nor precisely a discipline if one applies the historic standards defining such terms. Public administration is a distinctly modern field of study, often difficult to define except on its own terms. Public Administration Is Like a Profession Public administration exists to be practiced. The lesson ..." |
 | | Space and the American Imagination (Smithsonian History of Aviation and Spaceflight Series) by Howard E. Mccurdy Hardcover, 416 Pages, Published 1997 by Smithsonian ISBN-13: 978-1-56098-764-2, ISBN: 1-56098-764-2 |
 | | Faster, Better, Cheaper(1st Edition) Low-Cost Innovation in the U.S. Space Program (New Series in NASA History) by Professor Howard E. Mccurdy Hardcover, 192 Pages, Published 2001 by Johns Hopkins University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8018-6720-0, ISBN: 0-8018-6720-7 "In Faster, Better, Cheaper: Low-Cost Innovation in the U.S. Space Program, Howard E. McCurdy examines NASA's recent efforts to save money while improving mission frequency and performance. McCurdy details the sixteen missions undertaken during the 1990s―including an orbit of the moon, deployment of three space telescopes, four Earth-orbiting satellites, two rendezvous with comets and asteroids, and a test of an ion propulsion engine―wh ..." |
 | | Space and the American Imagination(Updated) by Professor Howard E. Mccurdy, Mc Curdy He Paperback, 416 Pages, Published 1999 by Smithsonian ISBN-13: 978-1-56098-445-0, ISBN: 1-56098-445-7 |
 | | Inside NASA(Updated) High Technology and Organizational Change in the U.S. Space Program (New Series in NASA History) by Howard E. Mccurdy Paperback, 232 Pages, Published 1994 by Johns Hopkins University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8018-4975-6, ISBN: 0-8018-4975-6 |
 | | Spaceflight and the Myth of Presidential Leadership(1st Edition) by Roger D. Launius, Howard E. Mccurdy Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 1997 by University Of Illinois Press ISBN-13: 978-0-252-06632-0, ISBN: 0-252-06632-4 "In Spaceflight and the Myth of Presidential Leadership, ten contributors present compelling arguments and analyses that shed new light on the power and leadership of the nation's presidency and on the space program. Setting the tone for the collection, Roger Launius and Howard McCurdy maintain that the nation's presidency had become imperial by the mid-1970s and that supporters of the space program had grown to find relief in such a pre ..." |
 | | Revisiting Waldo's Administrative State(6th Edition) Constancy and Change in Public Administration (Public Management and Change) by David H. Rosenbloom, Professor Howard E. Mccurdy, Georgetown University Press Paperback, 208 Pages, Published 2006 by Georgetown University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-58901-093-2, ISBN: 1-58901-093-0 "The prevailing notion that the best government is achieved through principles of management and business practices is hardly new - it echoes the early twentieth-century "gospel of efficiency" challenged by Dwight Waldo in 1948 in his path-breaking book, "The Administrative State". Asking, "Efficiency for what?", Waldo warned that public administrative efficiency must be backed by a framework of consciously held democratic values. "Revis ..." |
 | | Faster, Better, Cheaper(Updated) Low-Cost Innovation in the U.S. Space Program (New Series in NASA History) by Howard E. Mccurdy Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 2003 by Johns Hopkins University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8018-7749-0, ISBN: 0-8018-7749-0 |
 | | Low Cost Innovation in Spaceflight The History of the near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (near) Mission. Monograph in Aerospace History, No. 36 2005 by NASA History Division and Howard E. McCurdy (2011, Paperback) by Professor Howard E. Mccurdy, Nasa History Division Paperback, 84 Pages, Published 2011 by Books Express Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-78039-311-7, ISBN: 1-78039-311-3 |
 | | Space and the American Imagination(2nd Edition) by Professor Howard E. Mccurdy Paperback, 408 Pages, Published 2011 by Johns Hopkins University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8018-9868-6, ISBN: 0-8018-9868-4 "People dreamed of cosmic exploration—winged spaceships and lunar voyages; space stations and robot astronauts—long before it actually happened. Space and the American Imagination traces the emergence of space travel in the popular mind, its expression in science fiction, and its influence on national space programs.Space exploration dramatically illustrates the power of imagination. Howard E. McCurdy shows how that power inspired peopl ..." |
 | | Low Cost Innovation in Spaceflight The History of the Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR) Mission. Monograph in Aerospace History, No. 36, 2005 by Professor Howard E. Mccurdy, Nasa History Division Hardcover, 84 Pages, Published 2011 by Military Bookshop ISBN-13: 978-1-78039-331-5, ISBN: 1-78039-331-8 |
 | | The Space Station Decision(1st Edition) Incremental Politics and Technological Choice (New Series in NASA History) by Professor Howard E. Mccurdy Hardcover, 290 Pages, Published 1990 by The Johns Hopkins University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8018-4004-3, ISBN: 0-8018-4004-X |
 | | Inside NASA High Technology and Organizational Change in the U.S. Space Program (New Series in NASA History) by Professor Howard E. Mccurdy Hardcover, 232 Pages, Published 1993 by The Johns Hopkins University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8018-4452-2, ISBN: 0-8018-4452-5 |
 | | New Series in NASA History Ser. The Space Station Decision : Incremental Politics and Technological Choice by Howard E. Mccurdy 290 Pages, Published 2010 by Jhup ISBN-13: 978-1-4214-0176-8, ISBN: 1-4214-0176-2 "The inspiration of two secretaries of the Smithsonian Institution, NACA came into being to conduct research on the machines that let humans fly. Over time, NACA became the world's premier organization for aeronautical improvement, attracting bright young engineers to its test and research facilities. Some of those engineers had already started work on the problems of space flight when NACA became NASA in 1959. Flight into space bec ..." |
 | | New Series in NASA History Robots in Space : Technology, Evolution, and Interplanetary Travel by Roger D. Launius, Howard E. McCurdy 492 Pages, Published 2010 by Johns Hopkins University Press+Orm ISBN-13: 978-0-8018-9844-0, ISBN: 0-8018-9844-7 "In Robots in Space, Roger Launius and Howard McCurdy tackle these questions with rigorous scholarship and disciplined imagination, jumping comfortably among the worlds of rocketry, engineering, public policy, and science fantasy to expound ..." |
 | | Public Management and Change Ser. Revisiting Waldo's Administrative State : Constancy and Change in Public Administration by David H. Rosenbloom, Howard E. Mccurdy 248 Pages, Published 2006 by Georgetown University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-58901-407-7, ISBN: 1-58901-407-3 "Unable to integrate these conflicting visions or sort them out by administrative rank and function, contemporary reformers look toward "performance" and the achievement of "results" as the chief criteria for legitimizing administrative decisions and actions. Chapter 6, "The Separation of Powers," shows that contemporary reformers, like orthodox writers, are stymied by the chief characteristic of American constitutional government. ..." |
 | | New Series in NASA History Ser. Faster, Better, Cheaper : Low-Cost Innovation in the U. S. Space Program by Howard E. Mccurdy 230 Pages, Published 2003 by Jhu Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8018-7287-7, ISBN: 0-8018-7287-1 "“This excellent summary of an important part of NASA’s history is recommended for all readers.” —Choice In Faster, Better, Cheaper: Low-Cost Innovation in the U.S. Space Program, Howard E. McCurdy examines NASA’s recent efforts to ..." |
 | | Public Administration A Synthesis by Howard E. Mccurdy 424 Pages, Published 1977 by Cummings Pub. Co ISBN-13: 978-0-8465-4600-9, ISBN: 0-8465-4600-0 |
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