Under the waves, above the clouds: A history of the pressure suit

von Lunen, Alexander (2010) Under the waves, above the clouds: A history of the pressure suit. Doctoral thesis, Technische Universität Darmstadt.

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Abstract

A cultural, political, technical and scientific history of the development of aviator equipment in interwar Europe. Details the prosopgraphy of the physiologists involved, as well as the cultural/political background (height records in aviation) and the technical developments.

Item Type:	Thesis (Doctoral)
Subjects:	D History General and Old World > D History (General) D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D204 Modern History Q Science > QP Physiology T Technology > TL Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics
Depositing User:	Alexander Von Lunen
Date Deposited:	13 Jan 2015 11:33
Last Modified:	12 Feb 2015 10:28
URI:	http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/22935

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