Another science fiction
Subtitle: advertising the space race 1957-1962
By: Megan Prelinger.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Blast Books
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780922233359
Subjects: Astronautics -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Space race -- United States -- History; Astronautics in mass media; Astronautics in art
Description: "The imaginations of many Cold War scientists were fed by science fiction literature, and companies often promoted their future capabilities with fantastical, colorful visions in ads. This collection presents nearly 200 entertaining, mind-boggling pieces of space-age eye candy"--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Satellites in the sky; title: The human body in space; title: Spacecraft: form and function; title: The landscape of space; title: Mid-century modern space.