Martin, George P.
Person
Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:
Aeronautics and Astronautics: An American Chronology of Science and Technology in the Exploration of Space, 1915-1960, 1961
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 222, Call No.: TL 521 .A54283
Identifier: 20061137
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Historical Study).Purpose: Informational.Authority: Author Expertise.Scope (From the Preface): "This volume is largely a response to repeated requests for basic historical information. It is intended to serve as a ready informational reference, one from whence more detailed historical analysis should proceed.The scope of this chronology is defined in accordance with the following criteria:•...
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Publication: 1961
Air Navigation (Third Edition), 1943, 1943
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 185, Call No.: TL 586 .W4 1943
Identifier: 20061102
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Technical).Purpose: Authoritative Reference.Authority: Author Expertise.Scope: Technical monograph written for a knowledgable audience by P. V. H. Weems, Lieutenant Commander, United States Navy, Retired. From Preface to Third Edition: ""This edition goes to press under critical war conditions with the purpose of assisting national defense. Material on civil airways and other phases of air navigation, which would have been...
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Copyright: 1943; Publication: 1943
Baughman's Aviation Dictionary and Reference Guide: Aero-Thesaurus (1st Edition, 4th Printing), 1940, 1940
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 220, Call No.: TL 509 .B35 1940
Identifier: 20061178
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Technical Reference).Purpose: Informational.Authority: Author Expertise.Scope (from the Foreword): "The rapid advance of aviation has created a new field of nomenclature for the expression of the specialized groups responsible for its development. An earnest attempt has been made in the preparation of this work to assemble and clearly define this nomenclature so that it may be more readily disseminated The...
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Copyright: 1940; Publication: 1940
Clouds, Weather and Flight [Second Printing], 1944-10, 1946-05
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 177, Call No.: QC 863 .G5
Identifier: 20061180
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Technical Reference).Purpose: Authoritative reference.Authority: Author Expertise.Scope: Technical book written by Thomas C. Gillmer, Department of Marine Engineering, U.S. Naval Academy and H. Erich Nietsch, Aeronautical Engineer.From the Preface: "It is possible to approach the subject of weather from many sides and to study it in many ways and for many purposes. Those who think of it in terms of meteorology often...
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Copyright: 1944-10; Issued: 1946-05
Das Buch Vom Segel Flug [The Book of Sail Flight], 1947, 1947
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 172, Call No.: TL 765 .T55 1947
Identifier: 20060360
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Textbook (Technical).Purpose: Training & Education.Authority: Author Expertise.NB: Found between pages in this book was a "Shipping Ticket and Packing Sheet", dated November 20, 1945 from Laister-Kauffmann Aircraft Corp. to George P. Martin (AEHS donor) listing numerous books and miscellaneous items which were the "Personal Property of Randoplh Chapman, Deceased." This document appears to be unrelated to this item, but...
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Publication: 1947; Copyright: 1947
Elements of Mechanical Vibration (Second Edition), 1949, 1943
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 010, Call No.: TA 355 .F66 1949
Identifier: 20061152
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Textbook (Technical).Purpose: Training and Education.Authority: Author Expertise.Scope (from Preface to Second Edition and Preface to First Edition):
"The increased emphasis which engineers must give to noise elimination has indicated the desirability of including a fundamental discussion of the engineering aspects of this subject. Accordingly, a chapter on sound and its engineering applications has been included in the...
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Publication: 1949; Copyright: 1943
Globes, Maps and Skyways (Air-Age Education Series), 1942, 1943-08
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 184, Call No.: TL 586 .B33 1943
Identifier: 20061123
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Textbook (General).Purpose: Training & Education.Authority: Author Expertise.Document Number: 5th book in series.Series: Air-Age Education Series.Scope (from Introduction): "The revolutionary influence of aviation on military strategy is now recognized by laymen as well as by military authorities.
It is also apparent that the influences of aviation on civilian life are equally revolutionary and perhaps more...
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Copyright: 1942; Publication: 1943-08
Mechanical Vibrations, 1957, 1957
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 011, Call No.: QA 871 .M77
Identifier: 20061142
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Textbook (Technical).Purpose: Training and Education.Authority: Author Expertise.Scope:
"The material presented in this book is intended to serve for a first course in mechanical vibrations for undergraduate or graduate students. The ultimate aim is to present the basic elementary vibration theory in a manner sufficiently rigorous so that the student will extend himself to master the mathematical techniques which will...
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Copyright: 1957; Publication: 1957
Soaring (Journal of the Soaring Society of America, 1951 - 1966) [Incomplete Series], 1955-07 - 1966-05
File — Special collection MC-19, Case: TC.S8.001, Call No.: LC: 46043900
Identifier: 20060342
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Periodical (Technical).Purpose: Informational.Authority: Non-Governmental organization.Document Number: See below.Scope: Periodic magazine published by the Soaring Society of America, Inc. (and the Soaring Society of Canada [in the early 1950s]).Contents:
1951 (Volume 15): 2 issues (4. Jul/Aug and 5. Sep/Oct)
1952 (Volume 16): 2 issues (2. Mar/Apr and 6. Nov/Dec)
1954 (Volume 18): 2...
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Publication: 1955-07 - 1966-05
Soaring (Journal of the Soaring Society of America, 1969 ~ 1976) [Incomplete Series], 1969-11 - 1976-04
File — Special collection MC-19, Case: TC.S8.002, Call No.: LC: 46043900
Identifier: 20060350
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Periodical (Technical).Purpose: Informational.Authority: Non-Governmental organization.Document Number: See below.Scope: Periodic magazine published by the Soaring Society of America, Inc.Contents:
1969 (Volume 33: 1 issue (11. Nov)
1970 (Volume 34): 1 issue (1. Jan)
1972 (Volume 36): 1 issue (2. Feb)
1972 (Volume 37): 2 issues (8. Aug and 12. Dec) [NOTE: These likely should have been...
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Publication: 1969-11 - 1976-04