It Came from Outer Space: Everyday Products and Ideas from the Space Program

Author Marjolijn Bijlefeld

Publisher Greenwood Publishing Group

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Author

Marjolijn Bijlefeld

Publisher

Greenwood Publishing Group

Volume

Copyright

2003

ISBN13

9780313058417

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eBook

Grade Level

9th Grade - College Senior

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Overview

Contains entries on products and technologies that have been either developed or improved upon because of space-related research and technology development. They represent the broad range of products spun off from the space program-from smoke detectors and fire-retardant materials to the futuristic technologies such as virtual reality and bionic eyes and muscles.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
Introduction.
1: Airline Deicer—"Ice Zapper".
2: Anthrax Protection.
3: Anti-Fog Spray.
4: Anti-Shock Trousers.
5: Athletic Shoe Improvements.
6: Baby Food.
7: Better Braces.
8: Biofeedback Improvements.
9: Bionic Eyes.
10: Breast Biopsy System.
11: Burn Treatment.
12: Child Presence Sensor.
13: Cold-Weather Clothing.
14: Cool Suits.
15: Cordless Tools.
16: Digital Nose.
17: Doppler Radar—Helping Aircraft Avoid Danger.
18: Ergonomic Chairs.
19: Fire Safety.
20: Food Preparation.
21: Fresher Vegetables.
22: Glasses and Sunglasses Improvements.
23: Golf Ball Improvements.
24: Golf Club Improvements.
25: Hang Gliders.
26: Healing Light.
27: Heart Monitor Improvements.
28: Heart Pump.
29: Heart Rate Monitor.
30: Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator.
31: Infrared Detector Improvements.
32: Infrared Thermometer.
33: Insulin Pumps.
34: Joysticks for Computers.
35: Knee Brace Improvements.
36: Landmine Removal.
37: Laptop Computers.
38: Laser Angioplasty.
39: Memory Foam.
40: Memory Metals.
41: Microthermal Fabrics.
42: Osteoporosis Detection and Prevention.
43: Pacemaker Improvements.
44: Pill Transmitters.
45: Pool Filters.
46: Quantum Tubers.
47: Race Car Insulation.
48: Railroad Anti-Icer.
49: Rescue Cutters.
50: Riblets for Drag Reduction.
51: Robotic Surgery.
52: Satellite Radio.
53: Saving Harbor Porpoises.
54: Self-Contained Ecosystems.
55: Self-Righting Life Raft.
56: Ski Boot Improvements.
57: Smart Surgical Probe.
58: Space Pen.
59: "Space Rose" Perfume.
60: Stadium Roofs.
61: Toy Gliders.
62: Traffic Intersection Safety.
63: Video Camera Improvements.
64: Virtual Reality.
65: Weather, Climate, and Geologic Mapping.
66: Wildfire Control.
67: ZeoponiX.
Appendices.
A Brief History of NASA.
Regional Technology Transfer Centers.
NASA Field Centers and Facilities.
NASA's Space Pro
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