{"product_id":"the-outer-periphery","title":"The Outer Periphery","description":"\u003cp\u003eA collection of over 75 patent illustrations for functioning spacecraft and spaceflight technologies, designed by amateurs, hobbyists, sci-fi enthusiasts, engineers, and cranks. Ranging from “somewhat plausible” to “completely off the wall,” these drawings beautifully capture the delirious optimism of the space age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the years between Sputnik and Challenger, sitting in your garage drafting a design for, say, a rotating spacecraft that produced an electric dipole on four rotating spherical conducting domes seemed not just like an interesting hobby, but an obligation to the future of humankind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback. 100 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndy Sturdevant (he\/him) is a writer, artist, and designer living in Minneapolis. He is the author of four full-length nonfiction books, including the Minnesota Book Award-nominated book Closing Time: Saloons, Taverns, Dives and Watering Holes of the Twin Cities (with Bill Lindeke). Andy has written about art, history and culture for a variety of Twin Cities-based publications and websites, including ArchitectureMN, Mpls. St. Paul, MinnPost, MAS Context, mnartists.org, Apology, The Smudge, The Growler and others. He is the founder and publisher of Birchwood Palace Industries, a small press dedicated to short-form nonfiction and reference works.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"50 Watts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50156808175920,"sku":"18268","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0415\/9941\/files\/The-Outer-Periphery-1.jpg?v=1758301302","url":"https:\/\/omoionline.mom\/products\/the-outer-periphery","provider":"Omoi Life Goods","version":"1.0","type":"link"}