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10 Best Aerospace Engineering Books

Goal: Find the best Aerospace Engineering books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).

Method:

  1. Search for "best aerospace engineering books" and study the top 4+ pages.
  2. Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
  3. Rank the results neatly here.

10 Best Aerospace Engineering Books

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1

Elon Musk

Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future

by Ashlee Vance

2

The Wright Brothers

by David McCullough

3

An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth

What Going to Space Taught Me About Ingenuity, Determination, and Being Prepared for Anything

by Chris Hadfield

Also recommended by:

Satya Nadella

4

Failure Is Not an Option

Mission Control from Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond

by Gene Kranz

Also recommended by:

Dominic D'Agostino

5

Ignition!

An Informal History of Liquid Rocket Propellants

by John Drury Clark

Also recommended by:

Elon Musk

6

Skunk Works

A Personal Memoir of My Years of Lockheed

by Ben R. Rich

Also recommended by:

Sam Altman

7

Aircraft Structures

by David J. Peery

8

Airframe Structural Design

Practical Design Information and Data on Aircraft Structures

by Michael Chun-Yung Niu

9

Orbital Mechanics for Engineering Students

by Howard Curtis

10

The Jet Engine

by Rolls Royce

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Edited by

Richard Reis

Software engineer whose passion for tracking book recommendations from podcasts inspired the creation of MRB.

Anurag Ramdasan

Lead investor at 3one4 Capital whose startup expertise and love for books helped shaped MRB and its growth.

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