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Ambassadors from Earth: Pioneering Explorations with Unmanned Spacecraft
- Outward Odyssey: A People's History of Spaceflight
- By: Jay Gallentine
- Narrated by: Douglas R Pratt
- Length: 20 hrs and 1 min
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Ambassadors from Earth relates the story of the first unmanned space probes and planetary explorers - from the Sputnik and Explorer satellites launched in the late 1950's to the thrilling interstellar Voyager missions of the '70's - that yielded some of the most celebrated successes and spectacular failures of the space age. Jay Gallentine delivers a quirky and unforgettable look at the lives and legacy of the Americans and Soviets who conceived, built, and guided those unmanned missions to the planets and beyond.
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Ambassadors from Earth: Pioneering Explorations with Unmanned Spacecraft
- Outward Odyssey: A People's History of Spaceflight
- Narrated by: Douglas R Pratt
- Series: Outward Odyssey: A People's History of Spaceflight
- Length: 20 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 28-03-2020
- Language: English
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Wheels Stop: The Tragedies and Triumphs of the Space Shuttle Program, 1986-2011
- Outward Odyssey: A People's History of Space
- By: Rick Houston
- Narrated by: James Killavey
- Length: 17 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Humanity's first reusable spacecraft and the most complex machine ever built, NASA's space shuttle debuted with great promise and as a dependable source of wonder and national pride. But with the Challenger catastrophe in 1986, the whole space shuttle program came into question, as did NASA itself, so long an institution that was seemingly above reproach. Wheels Stop tells the stirring story of how, after the Challenger disaster, the space shuttle not only recovered but went on to perform its greatest missions.
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- By Jack Kerley on 12-05-2025
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Wheels Stop: The Tragedies and Triumphs of the Space Shuttle Program, 1986-2011
- Outward Odyssey: A People's History of Space
- Narrated by: James Killavey
- Series: Outward Odyssey: A People's History of Spaceflight
- Length: 17 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 05-01-2016
- Language: English
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Behemoth
- A History of the Factory and the Making of the Modern World
- By: Joshua B. Freeman
- Narrated by: Stephen Bowlby
- Length: 13 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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We live in a factory-made world: modern life is built on three centuries of advances in factory production, efficiency, and technology. But giant factories have also fueled our fears about the future since their beginnings, when William Blake called them "dark Satanic mills". Many factories that operated over the last two centuries - such as Homestead, River Rouge, and Foxconn - were known for the labor exploitation and class warfare they engendered, not to mention the environmental devastation caused by factory production.
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- By Anonymous on 19-02-2024
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Behemoth
- A History of the Factory and the Making of the Modern World
- Narrated by: Stephen Bowlby
- Length: 13 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 27-02-2018
- Language: English
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How Not to Network a Nation
- The Uneasy History of the Soviet Internet (Information Policy)
- By: Benjamin Peters
- Narrated by: Dana Hickox
- Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Between 1959 and 1989, Soviet scientists and officials made numerous attempts to network their nation - to construct a nationwide computer network. None of these attempts succeeded, and the enterprise had been abandoned by the time the Soviet Union fell apart. Meanwhile, ARPANET, the American precursor to the Internet, went online in 1969. Why did the Soviet network, with top-level scientists and patriotic incentives, fail while the American network succeeded? Find out.
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In depth look at soviet tech and politics
- By BookFan on 17-09-2016
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How Not to Network a Nation
- The Uneasy History of the Soviet Internet (Information Policy)
- Narrated by: Dana Hickox
- Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 25-08-2016
- Language: English
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Turing
- Pioneer of the Information Age
- By: B. Jack Copeland
- Narrated by: Kaleo Griffith
- Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Alan Turing can be regarded as one of the greatest scientists of the 20th century. But who was Turing, and what did he achieve during his tragically short life of 41 years? Best known as the genius who broke Germany's most secret codes during the war of 1939-45, Turing was also the father of the modern computer. Today, all who 'click-to-open' are familiar with the impact of Turing's ideas. Here, B. Jack Copeland provides an account of Turing's life and work, exploring the key elements of his life-story in tandem with his leading ideas and contributions.
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Turing
- Pioneer of the Information Age
- Narrated by: Kaleo Griffith
- Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 16-06-2014
- Language: English
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The Bleeding Edge
- My Six Decades at the Forefront of the Tech Revolution (From Scott McNealy to Steve Jobs to Steve Case to Steve Ballmer and Other Titans of Technology and Media)
- By: Bill Raduchel
- Narrated by: Alex Freeman
- Length: 5 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Packed with never-before-heard stories and timeless wisdom on the art of computer science, the business of technology, and the durable power of relationships, The Bleeding Edge provides a rare history of how and why the internet looks and feels the way it does today.
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The Bleeding Edge
- My Six Decades at the Forefront of the Tech Revolution (From Scott McNealy to Steve Jobs to Steve Case to Steve Ballmer and Other Titans of Technology and Media)
- Narrated by: Alex Freeman
- Length: 5 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 05-12-2023
- Language: English
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GPS
- Narrated by: Stephen Bel Davies
- Length: 4 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 12-03-2019
- Language: English
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Broad Band
- The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the Internet
- By: Claire L. Evans
- Narrated by: Claire L. Evans
- Length: 9 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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If you loved Hidden Figures or The Rise of the Rocket Girls, you'll love Claire Evans' breakthrough book on the women who brought you the internet--written out of history, until now. "This is a radically important, timely work," says Miranda July, filmmaker and author of The First Bad Man. The...
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We Must Know our History — Must Read
- By Bernadette Hyland on 25-11-2019
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Broad Band
- The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the Internet
- Narrated by: Claire L. Evans
- Length: 9 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 06-03-2018
- Language: English
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The Penguin Book of Outer Space Exploration
- NASA and the Incredible Story of Human Spaceflight
- By: John Logsdon - editor introduction, Bill Nye - foreword
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis, John Logsdon
- Length: 16 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Renowned space historian John Logsdon traces the greatest moments in human spaceflight by weaving together essential, fascinating documents from NASA's history with his expert narrative guidance. Beginning with rocket genius Wernher von Braun's vision for voyaging to Mars and closing with Elon Musk's contemporary plan to get there, this volume traces major events like the founding of NASA, the first American astronauts in space, the Apollo moon landings, the Challenger disaster, the daring Hubble Telescope repairs, and more.
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The Penguin Book of Outer Space Exploration
- NASA and the Incredible Story of Human Spaceflight
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis, John Logsdon
- Length: 16 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 11-09-2018
- Language: English
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Marconi
- The Man Who Networked the World
- By: Marc Raboy
- Narrated by: Allan Robertson
- Length: 31 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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As Marc Raboy shows us in this enthralling and comprehensive biography, Marconi was the first truly global figure in modern communications. Born to an Italian father and an Irish mother, he was in many ways stateless, working his cosmopolitanism to advantage. Through a combination of skill, tenacity, luck, vision, and timing, Marconi popularized - and, more critically, patented - the use of radio waves.
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A remarkable story, but tedious at times
- By Daniel M. on 25-04-2023
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Marconi
- The Man Who Networked the World
- Narrated by: Allan Robertson
- Length: 31 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 04-04-2017
- Language: English
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Empire of the Sum
- The Rise and Reign of the Pocket Calculator
- By: Keith Houston
- Narrated by: Elliot Fitzpatrick
- Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Starting with hands, abacus, and slide rule, humans have always reached for tools to simplify math. Pocket-sized calculators ushered in modern mathematics, helped build the atomic bomb, took us to the bottom of the ocean, and accompanied us to the moon. The pocket calculator changed our world, until it was supplanted by more modern devices that, in a cruel twist of irony, it helped to create. Keith Houston transports listeners from the nascent economies of the ancient world to World War II, and into the technological arms race that led to the first affordable electronic pocket calculators.
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Empire of the Sum
- The Rise and Reign of the Pocket Calculator
- Narrated by: Elliot Fitzpatrick
- Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 31-10-2023
- Language: English
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Cork Wars
- Intrigue and Industry in World War II
- By: David A. Taylor
- Narrated by: Robin J Sitten
- Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1940, with German U-boats blockading all commerce across the Atlantic Ocean, a fireball at the Crown Cork and Seal factory lit the sky over Baltimore. The newspapers said you could see its glow as far north as Philadelphia and as far south as Annapolis. Rumors of Nazi sabotage led to an FBI investigation and pulled an entire industry into the machinery of national security as America stood on the brink of war. David Taylor traces this fascinating story through the lives of three men and their families, who were all drawn into this dangerous intersection of enterprise and espionage.
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Cork Wars
- Intrigue and Industry in World War II
- Narrated by: Robin J Sitten
- Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 18-12-2018
- Language: English
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Bunch of Amateurs
- A Search for the American Character
- By: Jack Hitt
- Narrated by: Peter Colburn
- Length: 10 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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WHAT IS IT THAT DRIVES THE SUCCESS OF AMERICA AND THE IDENTITY OF ITS PEOPLE? ACCLAIMED WRITER AND CONTRIBUTING EDITOR TO THIS AMERICAN LIFE JACK HITT THINKS IT’S BECAUSE WE’RE ALL A BUNCH OF AMATEURS. America’s self-invented tinkerers are back at it in their metaphorical...
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Bunch of Amateurs
- A Search for the American Character
- Narrated by: Peter Colburn
- Length: 10 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 15-05-2012
- Language: English
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Open
- How Compaq Ended IBM's PC Domination and Helped Invent Modern Computing
- By: Rod Canion
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 6 hrs and 19 mins
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Open provides valuable lessons in leadership in times of crisis, management decision-making under the pressure of extraordinary growth, and the power of a unique, pervasive culture. Open tells the incredible story of Compaq’s meteoric rise from humble beginnings to become the PC industry leader in just over a decade. Along the way, Compaq helped change the face of computing while establishing the foundation for today’s world of tablets and smart phones.
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Open
- How Compaq Ended IBM's PC Domination and Helped Invent Modern Computing
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 6 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 15-10-2013
- Language: English
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The Innovation Delusion
- How Our Obsession with the New Has Disrupted the Work That Matters Most
- By: Lee Vinsel, Andrew L. Russell
- Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
- Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins
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“Innovation” is the hottest buzzword in business. But what if our obsession with finding the next big thing has distracted us from the work that matters most? “The most important book I’ve read in a long time . . . It explains so much about what is wrong with our technology, our...
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The Innovation Delusion
- How Our Obsession with the New Has Disrupted the Work That Matters Most
- Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
- Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 08-09-2020
- Language: English
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8-Bit Apocalypse
- The Untold Story of Atari's Missile Command
- By: Alex Rubens, Jeff Gerstmann - foreword
- Narrated by: Ryan Burke
- Length: 6 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Taking listeners back to the days of TaB cola, dot matrix printers, and digging through the couch for just one more quarter, Alex Rubens combines his knowledge of the tech industry and experience as a gaming journalist to conjure the wild silicon frontier of the 8-bit ’80s. 8-Bit Apocalypse: The Untold Story of Atari's Missile Command offers the first in-depth, personal history of an era for which fans have a lot of nostalgia.
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8-Bit Apocalypse
- The Untold Story of Atari's Missile Command
- Narrated by: Ryan Burke
- Length: 6 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 26-03-2019
- Language: English
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They Made America
- From the Steam Engine to the Search Engine - Two Centuries of Innovators
- By: Harold Evans, Gail Buckland, David Lefer
- Narrated by: Harold Evans
- Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
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An illustrated history of American innovators -- some well known, some unknown, and all fascinating -- by the author of the bestselling The American Century...
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They Made America
- From the Steam Engine to the Search Engine - Two Centuries of Innovators
- Narrated by: Harold Evans
- Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 20-10-2004
- Language: English
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Outposts on the Frontier: A Fifty-Year History of Space Stations
- Outward Odyssey: A People's History of Spaceflight
- By: Jay Chladek
- Narrated by: Mark Rossman
- Length: 21 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Outposts on the Frontier reveals how the Soviets and the Americans combined strengths to build space stations over the past 50 years. At the heart of these scientific advances are people of both greatness and modesty. Jay Chladek documents the historical tapestry of the people, the early attempts at space station programs, and how astronauts and engineers have contributed to and shaped the ISS in surprising ways.
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Outposts on the Frontier: A Fifty-Year History of Space Stations
- Outward Odyssey: A People's History of Spaceflight
- Narrated by: Mark Rossman
- Series: Outward Odyssey: A People's History of Spaceflight
- Length: 21 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 04-02-2020
- Language: English
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GPS Declassified
- From Smart Bombs to Smartphones
- By: Richard D. Easton, Eric F. Frazier
- Narrated by: Douglas R. Pratt
- Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
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GPS Declassified examines the development of GPS from its secret, cold war military roots to its emergence as a worldwide consumer industry. Drawing on previously unexplored documents, the authors examine how military rivalries influenced the creation of GPS and shaped public perceptions about its origin. Told by a son of a Navy insider and a science and technology journalist, the story chronicles the research and technological advances required for the development of GPS.
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GPS Declassified
- From Smart Bombs to Smartphones
- Narrated by: Douglas R. Pratt
- Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 04-01-2018
- Language: English
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The Road Taken
- The History and Future of America's Infrastructure
- By: Henry Petroski
- Narrated by: Michael Butler Murray
- Length: 10 hrs and 41 mins
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Physical infrastructure in the United States is crumbling. The American Society of Civil Engineers has, in its latest report, given American roads and bridges a grade of D and C+, respectively, and has described roughly 65,000 bridges in the United States as 'structurally deficient'. This crisis - and one need look no further than the I-35W bridge collapse in Minnesota to see that it is indeed a crisis - shows little sign of abating short of a massive change in attitude amongst politicians and the American public.
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A good infrastructure tale in non technical speak
- By Ant on 01-04-2019
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The Road Taken
- The History and Future of America's Infrastructure
- Narrated by: Michael Butler Murray
- Length: 10 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 14-07-2016
- Language: English
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