Displaying 1 of 1 2011 Format: Book Author: De Monchaux, Nicholas, 1973- author. Title: Spacesuit : fashioning Apollo / Nicholas de Monchaux. Publisher, Date: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 2011. ©2011. Description: xiii, 364 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm Summary: Chronicles the creation of the Apollo 11 spacesuits worn by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, which were designed by the women's undergarment-maker Playtex and consisted of 21 specialized layers, in a book that includes 140 full-color illustrations. Subjects: Project Apollo (U.S.) -- Public opinion -- History -- 20th century. International Latex Corporation. Space suits -- United States -- History -- 20th century. Manned space flight -- History -- 20th century. Technology -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century. Fashion -- History -- 20th century. Art, Municipal -- History -- 20th century. Architecture, Modern. Fashion and architecture. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Current Copyright Fee: GBP15.00 0. Shortlisted for the Art Book Prize (formerly Banister Fletcher Prize), 2012. Contents: Space/suit -- The new look -- The new look in defense planning -- Flight and suits -- Cyborg -- Flight suit to space suit -- Man in space -- Bras and the battlefield -- JFK -- Contractual physiology -- Simulation -- The moon suit plays football -- Handmade -- Hard suit 1 -- "We've got a signal!" -- Hard suit 2 -- Control space -- Cities and cyborgs -- 21 layers. LCCN: 2010022786 ISBN: 9780262015202 026201520X Other Number: 642351481 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 293881 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: 629.4772 De Monch Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
