David A Mindell: 3 books
Iron Coffin
War, Technology, and Experience aboard the USS Monitor
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012
The USS Monitor famously battled the CSS Virginia (the armored and refitted USS Merrimack) at Hampton Roads in March 1862. This updated edition of David A. Mindell's classic account of the ironclad warships and the human dimension of modern warfare commemorates the 150th anniversary of this historic...
Our Robots, Ourselves
Robotics and the Myths of Autonomy
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2015
**“[An] essential book… it is required reading as we seriously engage one of the most important debates of our time.”—Sherry Turkle, author of Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age
From drones to Mars rovers—an exploration of the most innovative use of robots...
Digital Apollo
Human and Machine in Spaceflight
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2011
How human pilots and automated systems worked together to achieve the ultimate in flight—the lunar landings of NASA's Apollo program.
As Apollo 11's Lunar Module descended toward the moon under automatic control, a program alarm in the guidance computer's software nearly caused a mission...