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10-06-2020, 01:13 AM
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"topics In Advanced Model Rocketry" - Book ! ! !
Well, I guess it's time to "let the cat out of the bag", regarding "Topics In Advanced Model Rocketry".
I have been in contact with Gordon Mandell, since last year. He has been in contact with Bengen & Caporaso. To make a long story short, the three of them contacted M.I.T. and reclaimed their Copyright of the book. M.I.T. no longer has publication rights. With that said, all three of them have granted me, in writing, sole permission to duplicate the book, in its entirety, for the purpose of distribution in the Public Domain, FREE OF CHARGE . . . Say goodbye to $500 books ! Unfortunately, COVID-19 put the project on hold, until recently. I recontacted the company I am going to use to have the book professionally duplicated, in electronic format. The cost was, surprisingly, low to get this done, considering that the books has over 650 pages. Once I have completed the process, it will be distributed to various online sources to make it widely available to anyone who would like a copy. Dave F. 
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10-06-2020, 08:57 AM
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Dave,
Thumbs up thingie pressed  Bob
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10-06-2020, 11:43 AM
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To All,
My goal is to make information readily available to everyone, without "hoarding" or "price gouging". Right now, this copy is on eBay for $ 575.00 . . . Originally, it sold for $25.00, in 1973. They better hope they find a "sucker", before "Topics In Advanced Model Rocketry" is FREE, for everyone ! Notice in one pic that they got the book for $5.00, apparently , in a used book store ! https://www.ebay.com/itm/Topics-in-...on/303707292847 The men in the photo's below, in order, are Gordon Mandell, George Caporaso, & William Bengen. Rocketry, to me, is a "Brotherhood" (I started in the "Space Race" era and we were like "Mini-NASA" in our club) . . . It is not that, to all Rocketeers, however, unfortunately ! Dave F. Last edited by Ez2cDave : 10-06-2020 at 06:27 PM.
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10-06-2020, 12:23 PM
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Fantastic! I have a paperback copy from MIT. It came with an "errata" sheet. Do you have that? I can post a copy when I get home.
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12-08-2020, 04:09 PM
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Awesometastic! Much thanks Dave.
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01-10-2023, 11:56 AM
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Hi Dave, I would like to ask if there has been any progress with scanning "Topics in Advanced Model Rocketry"? Thank you.
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01-12-2023, 10:14 PM
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Things have been very difficult for the past few months, culminating in the death of my father, at age 94, a few days ago . . . The thoughts & prayers of my fellow rocketeers are extremely welcome. As for TIAMR, it WILL be scanned and made available, FREE OF CHARGE, to all rocketeers. I will be contacting Scott, as soon as I have gotten that completed. My world is upside-down, right now . . . BUT, this is going to happen ! My father's death has put my own life in perspective for me . . . I am seeking a way to make my entire Scale Data archive ( 430 GB, at present ) fully-available, at ZERO COST, to rocketeers, everywhere. Perhaps, it will, ultimately, be my "legacy" to Model Rocketry. Dave F.
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01-12-2023, 10:40 PM
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My sincerest condolences to you and your family at this difficult time. Thank you so much for taking your time to make this book and your Scale Data archive available to the model rocketry community. Long N.
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