Английская Википедия:Bradley C. Edwards
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Bradley C. Edwards is an American physicist who has been involved in the development of the space elevator concept.[1]
Biography
Dr Edwards received his PhD degree in Physics from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1990.[2] His thesis work was in astrophysics on the soft x-ray background. During his graduate work he worked on x-ray micro calorimeters and several sounding rocket and Shuttle payloads.
After receiving his PhD, Dr Edwards was hired as a staff scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory where he was co-investigator on the ALEXIS satellite, developed superconducting tunnel junction detectors, a lunar orbiter, a Mars mission,Шаблон:Which a Europa orbiter and the world's first optical cryocooler.Шаблон:Citation needed In 1998, Dr Edwards began working on the space elevator concept.Шаблон:Citation needed
Edwards received funding from the NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts to examine the idea and published two papers in 2000 and 2003.[3][4] He proposed methods for deploying a space elevator and overcoming perceived obstacles such as orbital debris, anchoring, climber design, and power delivery and examined construction costs and scheduling, laying the groundwork for currentШаблон:When discussions.[5][6]
Edwards also published two books on the subject, The Space Elevator: A Revolutionary Earth-to-Space Transportation in 2003 and Leaving the Planet by Space Elevator in 2006 which gained coverage on major news media.[7][8][9][10]
In interviews, Edwards has estimated that price per pound of launching into low Earth orbit could be reduced to 100th the cost of Shuttle missions.[11]
Edwards spent eleven years working at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, researching advanced space technologies.Шаблон:Citation needed He attempted a number of ventures associated with the space elevator concept and spent six years as a senior engineer at Sea-Bird Electronics, an oceanographic company.Шаблон:Citation needed He has recentlyШаблон:When started a new company to develop carbon nanotube technology. [12]
Books
- The Space Elevator: A Revolutionary Earth-to-Space Transportation System, by Bradley C. Edwards and Eric A. Westling (November 2003)
- Leaving the Planet by Space Elevator, by Bradley C. Edwards and Philip Ragan (October 2006)
References
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- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ International Academy of Astronautics – Commission III
- ↑ International Space Elevator Consortium – space elevator in depth the history of the space elevator Шаблон:Webarchive
- ↑ CNN – Express lift to the stars
- ↑ The guardian- The cheap way to the stars – by escalator
- ↑ NBCnews – big bucks go space elevator study
- ↑ NYtimes – Not science fiction: An elevator to space
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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