Publisher's Synopsis
Contents: Solar System: Planets, Atmospheres and Life The PlanetsIntroductionThe inner planetsThe Giant (outer) planetsPlanetary AtmospheresIntroductionPhysical properties of a planetary atmosphereOrigin of Planetary AtmospheresPlanetary Environments and the Evolution of LifeReminiscences and Commentaries: My American Period (1953-1981)Post-doctoral Experience - My years at a US Military Research Center (1953-1960)NASA - Pioneering Years of Space Research (1961-1981)My Late Austrian Academic Career (1981-2003)Biographical and Bibliographical WritingsCurriculum VitaeList of PublicationsAppendices