Florida Institute of Technology

by Gordon Patterson and Gordon M. Patterson

Book Overview

In the 1950s, East Central Florida underwent a vast transformation with the creation of the American space program.

he sleepy fishing communities stretching from Titusville to Melbourne became home to an army of engineers, rocket scientists and technicians who would soon take Florida and the nation into the missile age. With no opportunities for advanced study nearby, a handful of determined men and women launched Brevard Engineering...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738506605
• ISBN13: 9780738506609
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.7" x 9.3"