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Historical Resources and Credits

  • Bennett, G. L., and E. A. Skrabek. “Power Performance of US Space Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generators.” Proc. of Fifteenth International Conference on Thermoelectrics, Pasadena, CA. Web. 16 Mar. 2014.
  • Dryden, Hugh L. “Penrose Memorial Lecture. Prospects for Space Travel.” Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 104.5 (1960): 474-84. JSTOR. Web. 16 Mar. 2014.
  • “Education Television and the Schools.” Hathi Trust Digital Library. Google Books. Web. 15 Mar. 2014. <http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015002259029;view=1up;seq=8&gt;.
  • Fihelly, Arthur W., and Charles F. Baxter. “IEEE Professional Technical Group on Geoscience Electronics.” IEEE Transactions on Geoscience Electronics GE-8.4 (1970): 255-64. No Records.Web. 12 Mar. 2014.
  • “Flawless Launch Sends Voyager to Outer Planets.” Herald[Miami] 6 Sept. 1977, sec. 1: 12. Print.
  • Kennedy, Donald. “Sputnik Nostalgia.” Science 5 Oct. 2007: 17. Science. AAAS. Web. 15 Mar. 2014.
  • “Mound Museum Association.” moundmuseum.com Web. 11 Mar. 2014. 
  • “Mound Museum Volunteers: Preserving a Laboratory’s Legacy.” Office of Legacy Management. U.S. Dept. of Energy, 17 Apr. 2013. Web. 08 Mar. 2014. <http://energy.gov/lm/articles/mound-museum-volunteers-preserving-laboratory-s-legacy#.UwmRWtUouIs.email&gt;. 
  • Unites States of America. US Government Accountability Office. Energy and Minerals Division.Safety of Plutonium-238 Activities at Mound Laboratory. Gao.gov. Web. 08 Mar. 2014.
  • Weingast, Barry. “Congress, Regulation, and the Decline of Nuclear Power.” Public Policy 28, no. 2 (1980): 231-55. Accessed April 18, 2014. Illiad.
  • All photos courtesy of nasa.gov, jpl.nasa.gov or history.nasa.gov

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