Loyd S. Swenson

893 total citations
31 papers, 377 citations indexed

About

Loyd S. Swenson is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, Loyd S. Swenson has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 377 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 7 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 3 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in Loyd S. Swenson's work include Space exploration and regulation (12 papers), Space Exploration and Technology (6 papers) and Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life (5 papers). Loyd S. Swenson is often cited by papers focused on Space exploration and regulation (12 papers), Space Exploration and Technology (6 papers) and Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life (5 papers). Loyd S. Swenson collaborates with scholars based in United States. Loyd S. Swenson's co-authors include Daniel J. Kevles, Charles C. Alexander, A. J. Meadows, J. L. Heilbron, Alex Roland, Robert W. Brehme, Thomas Kühn, Ronald L. Numbers, Vernon Van Dyke and Richard P. Hallion and has published in prestigious journals such as Physics Today, The American Historical Review and American Journal of Physics.

In The Last Decade

Loyd S. Swenson

28 papers receiving 275 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Loyd S. Swenson United States	14	147	105	71	39	33	31	377
Robert W. Seidel United States	12	83 0.6×	110 1.0×	10 0.1×	67 1.7×	16 0.5×	47	335
Roger D. Launius United States	12	345 2.3×	33 0.3×	113 1.6×	70 1.8×	2 0.1×	126	570
David H. DeVorkin United States	8	90 0.6×	59 0.6×	8 0.1×	21 0.5×	10 0.3×	69	250
Joan Lisa Bromberg United States	9	37 0.3×	63 0.6×	6 0.1×	21 0.5×	51 1.5×	31	203
Ian G. Stewart United Kingdom	6	49 0.3×	86 0.8×	6 0.1×	12 0.3×	25 0.8×	22	338
Roshdi Rashed France	9	136 0.9×	76 0.7×	8 0.1×	25 0.6×	29 0.9×	81	413
William Whewell United States	11	23 0.2×	131 1.2×	5 0.1×	19 0.5×	10 0.3×	40	365
Asif A. Siddiqi United States	9	96 0.7×	47 0.4×	39 0.5×	71 1.8×		37	232
Stephan Körner Germany	8	8 0.1×	66 0.6×	48 0.7×	28 0.7×	9 0.3×	51	370
Henry Guerlac United States	10	22 0.1×	151 1.4×	6 0.1×	8 0.2×	10 0.3×	41	287

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20 of 20 papers shown

Swenson, Loyd S. & J. L. Heilbron. (1989). The Dilemmas of an Upright Man: Max Planck as Spokesman for German Science. The American Historical Review. 94(1). 171–171.

Swenson, Loyd S. & Jed Z. Buchwald. (1988). From Maxwell to Microphysics: Aspects of Electromagnetic Theory in the Last Quarter of the Nineteenth Century. Technology and Culture. 29(3). 686–686. 3 indexed citations

Swenson, Loyd S., et al.. (1988). The Cosmic Inquirers: Modern Telescopes and Their Makers. Technology and Culture. 29(4). 977–977. 2 indexed citations

Swenson, Loyd S.. (1987). Michelson and Measurement. Physics Today. 40(5). 24–30. 1 indexed citations

Swenson, Loyd S. & Alex Roland. (1986). Model Research: The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, 1915-1958. The American Historical Review. 91(5). 1290–1290. 15 indexed citations

Swenson, Loyd S., et al.. (1985). The Tiger and the Shark: Empirical Roots of Wave-Particle Dualism. The American Historical Review. 90(4). 902–902. 23 indexed citations

Swenson, Loyd S. & Nicholas L. Johnson. (1982). Handbook of Soviet Lunar and Planetary Exploration. Vol. 47. Technology and Culture. 23(3). 520–520. 1 indexed citations

Swenson, Loyd S. & Ronald L. Numbers. (1981). Creation by Natural Law: Laplace's Nebular Hypothesis in American Thought. Journal of the Early Republic. 1(1). 98–98. 14 indexed citations

Swenson, Loyd S., et al.. (1980). Moonport: A History of Apollo Launch Facilities and Operations. The American Historical Review. 85(3). 740–740. 19 indexed citations

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Swenson, Loyd S. & Daniel J. Kevles. (1978). The Physicists: The History of a Scientific Community in Modern America. The American Historical Review. 83(5). 1327–1327. 71 indexed citations

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Swenson, Loyd S. & William Sims Bainbridge. (1978). The Spaceflight Revolution: A Sociological Study. Technology and Culture. 19(4). 784–784. 3 indexed citations

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Swenson, Loyd S., et al.. (1978). Lunar Impact: A History of Project Ranger. Technology and Culture. 19(4). 777–777. 22 indexed citations

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Swenson, Loyd S., et al.. (1973). Interplanetary Flight and Communication. Technology and Culture. 14(2). 317–317. 4 indexed citations

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Sharlin, Harold Issadore & Loyd S. Swenson. (1972). The Ethereal Aether: A History of the Michelson-Morley-Miller Aether-Drift Experiments, 1880-1930. Journal of American History. 59(3). 756–756. 3 indexed citations

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Swenson, Loyd S.. (1972). The Ethereal Aether. University of Texas Press eBooks. 16 indexed citations

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Swenson, Loyd S.. (1970). The Michelson-Morley-Miller Experiments before and after 1905. Journal for the History of Astronomy. 1(1). 56–78. 16 indexed citations

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Swenson, Loyd S.. (1969). The "Megamachine" Behind the Mercury Spacecraft. American Quarterly. 21(2). 210–210.

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Swenson, Loyd S., et al.. (1967). This New Ocean: A History of Project Mercury. Journal of American History. 54(2). 455–455. 46 indexed citations

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Swenson, Loyd S., et al.. (1966). This New Ocean: A History of Project Mercury. NASA SP-4201. NASA Special Publication. 4201. 4 indexed citations

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Swenson, Loyd S. & Vernon Van Dyke. (1965). Pride and Power: The Rationale of the Space Program. Technology and Culture. 6(2). 320–320. 5 indexed citations

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