Characteristics of the Rocket Motor Unit Based on the Theory of Perfect Gases (offprint from Vol. 230, No. 4 of the Journal of the Franklin Institute, October 1940)

Lancaster: Journal of the Franklin Institute, 1940. First Separate Edition . Printed Wrappers. Very Good. 9 1/2" Tall. 454 Pp. Original Offprint From The Journal Of The Franklin Institute, In Their Gray Wrappers, Not Ex-Library. Gray Wrappers Printed In Black. Light Wear, Fading Along Edges. Frank Malina (1912-1981) Played An Important Role In The Beginnings Of The U. S. Government's Rocket Program And, Thereby, The U. S. Space Program, Through His Founding Role In The Galcit Rocket Research Program, Working With Theodore Von Karman And A Small Group Of Cal Tech Students And Others. This Early Paper Discusses Constant Pressure Motors Which Include Either Gas, Liquid, Or Solid Propellants (As Opposed To Constant Volume Solid Pellet Motors), And Is Of Importance As Later That Year Malina Is Credited With A Major Role In The Development Of Solid-Fuel Motor Fuel Together Several Of His Co-Workers And Von Karman, Was The First Or Second Director Of Jpl, And Later Started A New Career As An Avant-Garde Artist And Founder Of The Original Journal Of Arts And Sciences "Leonardo". Ownership Signature Of Mark Serrurier (1904 - 1988), Ehe Son Of Dutch-Born Electrical Engineer, Iwan Serrurier, Who Created The Moviola In 1924 Which Became The Technology Used For Film Editing. Mark Was A Graduate Of Caltech And Went On To Work On Designs For The Mt. Palomar 200 Inch (5 M) Hale Telescope. The Pioneering Truss Design He Invented For That Instrument's Massive Tube Structure (The "Serrurier Truss") Is Still Used Today In Large Telescope Designs. During World War Ii, Mark Worked At The Jet Propulsion Laboratory Testing Jet Aircraft Engines. In 1942, Rolf Sabersky Worked In Mechanical Design On The Southern California Cooperative Wind Tunnel Under Serrurier And Hap Richards. After The War In 1946 Mark Took Over As President Of Moviola Co., His Father Iwan'S Company. Mark Re-Designed His Fathers Invention With Many Improvements And Ran The Company Until He Sold It In 1966. In 1979, Mark Accepted A Special Academy Award For Technical Achievement" For The Progressive Development Of The Moviola From The 1924 Invention Of His Father, Iwan Serrurier, To The Present Series 20 Sophisticated Film Editing Equipment". He Only Accepted After Insisting That His Late Father's Name Would Also Appear On The Statue. This Offprint- As Most Early "Arroyo Seco Group" Rocket Material- Is Quite Scarce.