James R. Hansen
James Hansen at the National Air and Space Museum Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018 in Washington, D.C..Edit this at Wikidata
Born1952 Edit this on Wikidata
OccupationAcademic, historian
LanguageEnglish language Edit this on Wikidata
NationalityAmerican
Alma materIndiana University
Ohio State University
Website
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James R. Hansen (born 1952) is Professor Emeritus of history at Auburn University in Alabama.[1] His book From the Ground Up won the History Book Award of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics in 1988. For his work, The Wind and Beyond (NASA) - (six-volume series), he was awarded the Eugene Ferguson Prize for Outstanding Reference Work by the Society for the History of Technology in 2005.

Biography

Hansen is from Fort Wayne, Indiana.[1] He received his B.A. from Indiana University.[1] He also received his M.A. and Ph.D. from Ohio State University.[1] Hansen serves on the Leadership Board of For All Moonkind, Inc., a nonprofit organization committed to developing a legal framework to manage and protect human cultural heritage in space.

Books

Books of non-fiction.

Biographies
Science
History

Adaptations

References

  1. ^ a b c d "James R. Hansen - Department of History - College of Liberal Arts". Auburn University. April 12, 2016. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  2. ^ "James R. Hansen papers on Neil Armstrong, 1955-2011". Purdue University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
  3. ^ Richelson, Jeffrey T. (2016-03-02). "Eugene M. Emme Astronautical Literature Awards". American Astronautical Society. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
  4. ^ "'A Difficult Par' by James R. Hansen". Cybergolf. April 29, 1912. Retrieved May 18, 2016.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Herbert Warren Wind Book Award Winners". USGA. 2016-02-20. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
  6. ^ Hansen, J.R. (2004). The Bird Is on the Wing: Aerodynamics and the Progress of the American Airplane. Centennial of flight series. Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 978-1-58544-243-0. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  7. ^ "NSS Review: Truth, Lies, and O-Rings". National Space Society. January 28, 1986. Archived from the original on June 17, 2016. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  8. ^ Becker, Michael; Service, MSU News (May 8, 2009). "Engineer who warned of trouble before Challenger disaster to sign books today". Montana State University. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  9. ^ "Engineer Who Opposed Challenger Launch Offers Personal Look at Tragedy". NASA. January 28, 1986. Retrieved May 19, 2016.

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