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The Seven Secrets of How to Think Like a Rocket Scientist

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    Book Overview
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    Chapter 1 Introduction
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    Chapter 2 Imagine It
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    Chapter 3 Work on the Big Picture
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    Chapter 4 Aim High
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    Chapter 5 BS!
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    Chapter 6 Brainstorm
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    Chapter 7 Create Desire
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    Chapter 8 Tell a Story
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    Chapter 9 Sleep on It
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    Chapter 10 Think JFK
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    Chapter 11 Get Real
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    Chapter 12 Play Games
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    Chapter 13 Simulate It
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    Chapter 14 Run a Thought Experiment
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    Chapter 15 Know Your Limits
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    Chapter 16 Weigh Ideas
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    Chapter 17 Ask Dumb Questions
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    Chapter 18 Ask Big Questions
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    Chapter 19 Ask “What If?”
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    Chapter 20 Ask: “Animal, Vegetable, or Mineral?”
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    Chapter 21 Ask Just One More Question
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    Chapter 22 Prove Yourself Wrong
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    Chapter 23 Inspect for Defects
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    Chapter 24 Have a Backup Plan
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    Chapter 25 Do a Sanity Test
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    Chapter 26 Check Your Arithmetic
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    Chapter 27 Know the Risks
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    Chapter 28 Question Your Assumptions
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    Chapter 29 Keep It Simple, Stupid
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    Chapter 30 Draw a Picture
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    Chapter 31 Make a Mock-up
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    Chapter 32 Name the Beasts
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    Chapter 33 Look at the Little Picture
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    Chapter 34 Do the Math
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    Chapter 35 Apply Occam’s Razor
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    Chapter 36 Minimize the Cost
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    Chapter 37 Minimize the Time
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    Chapter 38 Be Mr. Spock
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    Chapter 39 Make It Faster, Better, Cheaper (But Not All Three!)
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    Chapter 40 Know When Bigger Is Better
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    Chapter 41 Let Form Follow Function
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    Chapter 42 Pick the Best People
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    Chapter 43 Make Small Improvements
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    Chapter 44 Learn by Doing
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    Chapter 45 Sharpen Your Axe
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    Chapter 46 Correct It on the Way
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    Chapter 47 Do Something
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    Chapter 48 Don’t Ignore Trends
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    Chapter 49 Work on Your Average Performance
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    Chapter 50 Look Behind You
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    Chapter 51 Learn from Your Mistakes
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    Chapter 52 Epilogue
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Title
The Seven Secrets of How to Think Like a Rocket Scientist
Published by
Copernicus, January 2007
DOI 10.1007/978-0-387-68222-8
ISBNs
978-0-387-30876-0, 978-0-387-68222-8, 978-1-4419-2159-8
Authors

James Longuski, Longuski, Jim

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Germany 1 6%
Brazil 1 6%
Unknown 15 88%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 2 12%
Student > Bachelor 2 12%
Student > Master 2 12%
Student > Postgraduate 1 6%
Unknown 10 59%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Philosophy 1 6%
Mathematics 1 6%
Computer Science 1 6%
Physics and Astronomy 1 6%
Chemistry 1 6%
Other 2 12%
Unknown 10 59%