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The boy who reached for the stars : a memoir / by Morillo, Elio,1993-author.(CARDINAL)874579; Molinari, Cecilia,author.(CARDINAL)788505;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-197).Introduction -- Launchpad: from Ecuador to the unknown -- Landing site selection: New York -- Pad reconstruction: Puerto Rico and the kindness of strangers -- Ground support: Adverse weather conditions -- Load and go: The academic dynamics that shaped my dreams -- Defying initial conditions: Built to be tougher than expected -- Launch vehicle rollout: Developing an empire state of mind -- Final countdown: Education, the silver bullet to poverty -- Liftoff: Skyrocketing to my dreams -- Mission Control Center: The data that helped shape my identity -- Max pressure: Inching closer to real-world results -- Cruise phrase: Mastering engineering while monitoring a family reality -- Trajectory correction: Preparing to reach for the stars -- Entry, descent, and landing: The Rover, the helicopter, and me -- Surface operations: Searching for joy -- Epilogue: Beaming toward a compassionate future."Elio Morillo's life is abruptly spun out of orbit when economic collapse and personal circumstances compel his mother to flee Ecuador for the United States in search of a better future for her son. His itinerant childhood sets into motion a migration that will ultimately carry Elio to the farthest expanse of human endeavor: space. Overcoming a history of systemic adversity and inequality in public education, Elio forged ahead on a journey as indebted to his galactic dreams as to a loving mother whose sacrifices safeguarded the ground beneath his feet. Today, Elio is helping drive human expansion into the solar system and promoting the future of human innovation--from AI and robotics to space infrastructure and equitable access."--
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Morillo, Elio, 1993-; Aeronautical engineers; Aeronautical engineers; Hispanic American engineers; Manned space flight;
Available copies: 9 / Total copies: 9
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Helicopter man : Igor Sikorsky and his amazing invention / by Wyckoff, Edwin Brit.(CARDINAL)480354;
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.Midnight madness -- The murderous mosquito -- Flying boats -- Flying without wings -- Dare to dream."Read about Igor Sikorsky's life, and how he built the first successful helicopter"--Provided by publisher.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Biographies.; Sikorsky, Igor Ivan, 1889-1972; Aeronautical engineers; Aeronautical engineers; Helicopters; Aeronautics; Aeronautical engineers; Helicopters;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Strange angel : the otherworldly life of rocket scientist John Whiteside Parsons / by Pendle, George,1976-(CARDINAL)464050;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-333) and index.A lonely misfit born into a wealthy Pasadena family, as a boy Parsons read science fiction and launched rockets in his backyard. By his early twenties, he was a leader of Caltech's "Suicide Squad," the motley band of young enthusiasts who founded the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. But his visionary imagination also led him into the occult community thriving in 1930s Los Angeles, and when fantasy's pull became stronger than reality, he lost both his work and his wife. With a cast of characters that includes Aleister Crowley, Howard Hughes, L. Ron Hubbard, Robert Heinlein, Theodore von Kármán, and Albert Einstein, this book recovers a fascinating life and explores the unruly consequences of genius.
Subjects: Biographies.; Parsons, Jack, 1914-1952.; Rocketry; Occultists; Aeronautical engineers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
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The wind rises [videorecording] / by Miyazaki, Hayao,1941-film director,screenwriter.(CARDINAL)683320; Suzuki, Toshio,1948 August 19-film producer.(CARDINAL)688038; Wexler, Geoffrey,film producer.; Rydstrom, Gary,film director.(CARDINAL)740164; Jones, Mike,1971-screenwriter.; Krasinski, John,1979-voice actor.(CARDINAL)549712; Gordon-Levitt, Joseph,1981-voice actor.(CARDINAL)537513; Blunt, Emily,voice actor.(CARDINAL)784786; Short, Martin,1950-voice actor.; Tucci, Stanley,voice actor.(CARDINAL)346612; Macy, William H.,1950-voice actor.(CARDINAL)790643; Herzog, Werner,voice actor.; Patinkin, Mandy,voice actor.(CARDINAL)341273; Wood, Elijah,1981-voice actor.(CARDINAL)528627; Criss, Darren,voice actor.(CARDINAL)596139; Grey, Jennifer,1960-voice actor.; Whitman, Mae,1988-voice actor.(CARDINAL)340331; Hisaishi, Jō,1950-composer (expression)(CARDINAL)431460; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm),distributor.(CARDINAL)340297; Dentsū,production company.(CARDINAL)328009; Hakuhōdō DY Media Pātonāzu,production company.; KDDI Kabushiki Kaisha,production company.; Mitsubishi Jidōsha Kōgyō Kabushiki Kaisha,production company.; Nihon Terebi,production company.; Sutajio Jiburi, Kabushiki Kaisha,production company.(CARDINAL)684930; Tōhō Kabushiki Kaisha,production company.; Touchstone Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.(CARDINAL)784581; Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)(CARDINAL)561474;
Music, Joe Hisaishi.English language cast voices: John Krasinski, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Emily Blunt, Martin Short, Stanley Tucci, William H. Macy, Werner Herzog, Mandy Patinkin, Elijah Wood, Darren Criss, Jennifer Grey, Mae Whitman.Jiro dreams of flying and designing beautiful airplanes, inspired by the famous Italian aeronautical designer Caproni. Nearsighted from a young age and unable to be a pilot, Jiro joins a major Japanese engineering company in 1927 and becomes one of the world's most innovative and accomplished airplane designers. Jiro meets and falls in love with Nahoko, and grows and cherishes his friendship with his colleague Honjo. The film chronicles much of his life, depicting key historical events.MPAA rating: PG-13, for some disturbing images and smoking ; Canadian Home Video rating: PG.DVD, NTSC, region 1, Dolby Digital, wide screen (1.85:1 aspect ratio).
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Biographical films.; Fiction films.; Animated films.; Feature films.; Horikoshi, Jirō; Aeronautical engineers; Airplanes;
Available copies: 28 / Total copies: 33
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The Wright brothers and the invention of the aerial age / by Crouch, Tom D.(CARDINAL)143534; Jakab, Peter L.(CARDINAL)198476;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-235) and index.The seeds of genius -- Building wings -- Riding the winds -- The Kitty Hawk years -- The aerial age begins -- The Wright Brothers and the world -- Politics, patents, and planes -- Orville alone.With the hundredth anniversary of the Wright Brothers' history-making flight at Kitty Hawk, world attention is once again turning to these intrepid American inventors. Written by two of the world's leading experts on the Wrights, The Wright Brothers and the Invention of the Aerial Age will provide a definitive, richly illustrated look at the lives of the brothers and their world-changing invention. Wilbur and Orville were two eccentric owners of a bicycle shop in the heartland. but it was invention, engineering, and the new possibilities of manned flight that obsessed them. In just three years, they went from designing and flying a glider and creating a test wind tunnel to Wilbur's history-making moments in December 1903 above the dunes at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. In moving prose, Crouch and Jakab explain the Wrights' achievements and the moments of their great successes, and they paint a masterful personal portrait of the two sometimes erratic, genius personalities (never married, the brothers lived together all their lives), and, most important, the world of pioneering aviation in which they operated. Poignant archival photographs throughout the book capture that world, where ox carts and airplanes co-existed and where two determined presidents and kings celebrated brothers from Dayton. But the most poignant of all the images remains that of an airplane, almost kite-like in its simplicity, struggling skyward from the dunes at Kitty Hawk. Annotation. Written by two of the world's leading experts on the Wrights, this volume provides a definitive, richly illustrated look at the lives of the brothers and their world-changing invention. 110 photos. 984.
Subjects: Biographies.; Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912.; Wright, Orville, 1871-1948.; Aeronautical engineers; Aeronautics;
Available copies: 27 / Total copies: 30
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The wind rises [videorecording] / by Blunt, Emily,voice actor.(CARDINAL)786862; Gordon-Levitt, Joseph,1981-voice actor.(CARDINAL)537513; Krasinski, John,1979-voice actor.(CARDINAL)549712; Miyazaki, Hayao,1941-screenwriter,film director.(CARDINAL)683320; Rydstrom, Gary,film director.(CARDINAL)740164; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.(CARDINAL)340297; Sutajio Jiburi, Kabushiki Kaisha,production company.(CARDINAL)684930; Touchstone Pictures,presenter.(CARDINAL)527647;
Voice actors, Joseph Gordan-Levitt, John Krasinski, Emily Blunt, Martin Short, Stanley Tucci.Jiro dreams of flying and designing beautiful airplanes, inspired by the famous Italian aeronautical designer Caproni. Nearsighted from a young age and unable to be a pilot, Jiro joins a major Japanese engineering company in 1927 and becomes one of the worlds most innovative and accomplished airplane designers. Jiro meets and falls in love with Nahoko, and grows and cherishes his friendship with his colleague Honjo. The film chronicles much of his life, depicting key historical events.CHV rating: PG.Rating: PG-13; for some disturbing images and smoking.Blu-ray, regions A, B, C, 1080p High Definition widescreen (1.85:1); 1.0 DTS-HD Master Audio; requires Blu-ray player.DVD ; NTSC ; Region 1 ; Dolby digital, 1.85:1 aspect ratio ; enhanced for 16x9 televisions.
Subjects: Animated films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Horikoshi, Jirō; Aeronautical engineers; Airplanes;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The fabulous flying machines of Alberto Santos-Dumont / by Griffith, Victoria.(CARDINAL)462701; Montanari, Eva,1977-illustrator.(CARDINAL)663357;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Kirkus ReviewPublisher's WeeklyKirkus Review, August 2011Publisher's Weekly, July 2011Discusses the achievements of Alberto Santos-Dumont, a Brazilian man who designed, built, and flew a personal flying machine, becoming the first pilot to lift off and land a completely self-propelled plane.3.0K-3K-3730LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Picture books.; Biographies.; Santos-Dumont, Alberto, 1873-1932; Santos-Dumont, Alberto, 1873-1932.; Aeronautical engineers; Airplanes; Aeronautics; Airships; Aeronautical engineers; Airplanes; Aeronautics; Airships; Aeronautical engineers; Airplanes; Aeronautics; Airships;
Available copies: 10 / Total copies: 11
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Violet the pilot / by Breen, Steve,author.(CARDINAL)668967;
Young Violet's only friend is her dog, Orville, until one of her homemade flying machines takes her to the rescue of a Boy Scout troop in trouble.Ages 4-8.AD740LAccelerated Reader ARAmerican Library Association Amelia Bloomer Project (2009)
Subjects: Novels.; Picture books.; Aeronautical engineers; Air pilots; Heroes; Inventors; Popularity; Women air pilots; Women inventors;
Available copies: 50 / Total copies: 58
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The girl who could fix anything : Beatrice Shilling, World War II engineer / by Rockliff, Mara,author.(CARDINAL)460392; Duncan, Daniel,illustrator.(CARDINAL)355827;
Includes bibliographical references.This true story follows the story of Beatrice Shilling, a woman whose ingenuity, persistence, and mechanical expertise helped Britain win World War II.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Biographies.; Picture books.; Shilling, Beatrice, 1909-1990; Aeronautical engineers; Women engineers; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 13 / Total copies: 13
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Hero of the air : Glenn Curtiss and the birth of naval aviation / by Trimble, William F.,1947-(CARDINAL)162789;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-254) and index.Young and restless -- Bell's lab -- The "Flying Bug" -- The exhibition business -- The partnership -- High above Keuka's waters -- The Navy's wings -- Headwinds -- Challenges old and new.
Subjects: Biographies.; Curtiss, Glenn Hammond, 1878-1930.; United States. Navy; Aeronautical engineers; Air pilots;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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