--- product_id: 66687885 title: "Ignition!: An Informal History of Liquid Rocket Propellants (Rutgers University Press Classics)" price: "KD 14.94" currency: KWD in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.com.kw/products/66687885-ignition-an-informal-history-of-liquid-rocket-propellants-rutgers-university store_origin: KW region: Kuwait --- # Ignition!: An Informal History of Liquid Rocket Propellants (Rutgers University Press Classics) **Price:** KD 14.94 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Ignition!: An Informal History of Liquid Rocket Propellants (Rutgers University Press Classics) - **How much does it cost?** KD 14.94 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.kw](https://www.desertcart.com.kw/products/66687885-ignition-an-informal-history-of-liquid-rocket-propellants-rutgers-university) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Buy Ignition!: An Informal History of Liquid Rocket Propellants (Rutgers University Press Classics) by (9780813595832) from desertcart UK’s Stationery & Office Supplies Shop. Free delivery on eligible orders. Review: A good history well explained. - A good history of the subject. Easy to read and the characters of the people involved and the politics, requirements of the paymasters etc are well described. The technical chemistry isn't that much and can easily be ignored yet the story remains fascinting. It actually is understandable rocket science! Review: Amusing, highly technical book by one of the people doing it - and surviving - The author is clearly one of the people at the forefront of this research - highly specialised as it was - for a period of many decades. His narration - and it is really a narration of What We Did And When - style is highly amusing and accessible. He writes almost as if he were giving a Plenary lecture right before the conference Reception. Some of the stories he tells are hilarious; some literally tragic in multiple horrific ways and some of squirming sales reps forced to make fools out of themselves because 'we need to pretend our product is special' but are talking to engineers that 'Know'. This is a complex subject with a lot of chemical names - and few structural diagrams except when the compounds got really crazy-weird as some did; perhaps this is for the best. Hence you will either need a really good memory for what 'UDMH' / 'IRFNA (red fuming nitric acid)' is - or consult the helpful glossary at the back (a lot). At one point I thought about copying the glossary onto separate sheets for quick consultation. Higher education in Chemistry helps...though only do much as the chemistry is so specialist you either know it very specifically or little more than anything you learned about the reactivity scale of elements (Fluorine as the master) at school is going to help before you start reading. A lot of the challenges were physical (how to stop the fuel freezing at above -56C this being a military requirement for example) or how to get the fuel to 'light' smoothly and political (programs start; money is awarded; companies pile in, fashions change and interests move on to another program that starts). As the author states he expresses his own opinion. He does this fearlessly as one might expect from a person now retired from his senior position with many of his more incompetent - or simply unlucky - contemporaries dead (literally). I'll probably be sending this book out for Christmas presents to some of my more geeky friends in December 2019 having read it myself in 2018. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 22,739 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 80 in Address Books | | Customer reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (1,646) | | Dimensions | 13.18 x 2.03 x 20.32 cm | | Edition | Reprint | | ISBN-10 | 0813595835 | | ISBN-13 | 978-0813595832 | | Item weight | 227 g | | Language | English | | Print length | 216 pages | | Publication date | 23 May 2018 | | Publisher | Rutgers University Press Classics | | Reading age | 15 years and up | ## Images ![Ignition!: An Informal History of Liquid Rocket Propellants (Rutgers University Press Classics) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81fDNrJvrKL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A good history well explained. *by L***S on 5 January 2025* A good history of the subject. Easy to read and the characters of the people involved and the politics, requirements of the paymasters etc are well described. The technical chemistry isn't that much and can easily be ignored yet the story remains fascinting. It actually is understandable rocket science! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amusing, highly technical book by one of the people doing it - and surviving *by M***M on 11 January 2019* The author is clearly one of the people at the forefront of this research - highly specialised as it was - for a period of many decades. His narration - and it is really a narration of What We Did And When - style is highly amusing and accessible. He writes almost as if he were giving a Plenary lecture right before the conference Reception. Some of the stories he tells are hilarious; some literally tragic in multiple horrific ways and some of squirming sales reps forced to make fools out of themselves because 'we need to pretend our product is special' but are talking to engineers that 'Know'. This is a complex subject with a lot of chemical names - and few structural diagrams except when the compounds got really crazy-weird as some did; perhaps this is for the best. Hence you will either need a really good memory for what 'UDMH' / 'IRFNA (red fuming nitric acid)' is - or consult the helpful glossary at the back (a lot). At one point I thought about copying the glossary onto separate sheets for quick consultation. Higher education in Chemistry helps...though only do much as the chemistry is so specialist you either know it very specifically or little more than anything you learned about the reactivity scale of elements (Fluorine as the master) at school is going to help before you start reading. A lot of the challenges were physical (how to stop the fuel freezing at above -56C this being a military requirement for example) or how to get the fuel to 'light' smoothly and political (programs start; money is awarded; companies pile in, fashions change and interests move on to another program that starts). As the author states he expresses his own opinion. He does this fearlessly as one might expect from a person now retired from his senior position with many of his more incompetent - or simply unlucky - contemporaries dead (literally). I'll probably be sending this book out for Christmas presents to some of my more geeky friends in December 2019 having read it myself in 2018. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very comprehensive *by B***H on 2 September 2018* A good book, and shows the near suicidal risks that people were prepared to take with these volatile chemicals. One thing, I found it to be a bit too detailed for the layman, full of phrases like '... as you would expect ...' when describing a reaction which I found a bit annoying after yet another example of not knowing what to expect. Could do with an edit down to a 'Dummies' version. ## Frequently Bought Together - Ignition!: An Informal History of Liquid Rocket Propellants (Rutgers University Press Classics) - Reentry: SpaceX, Elon Musk, and the Reusable Rockets that Launched a Second Space Age - Liftoff: Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days That Launched SpaceX --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.com.kw/products/66687885-ignition-an-informal-history-of-liquid-rocket-propellants-rutgers-university](https://www.desertcart.com.kw/products/66687885-ignition-an-informal-history-of-liquid-rocket-propellants-rutgers-university) --- *Product available on Desertcart Kuwait* *Store origin: KW* *Last updated: 2026-05-16*