Thom reviewed The Evening Star by Henry S. F. Cooper
Review of 'The Evening Star' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
This book is the story of the team working with the Magellan Probe, which mapped Venus from 1990 through 1994. Covers analysis and discussion of the data revealed, and also covers the efforts of the software team to debug (and correct) what turned out to be a race condition.
Author Henry S.F. Cooper, a descendant of [a:James Fennimore Cooper|14272650|James Fennimore Cooper|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png], was a prolific science writer and even had a cameo in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. He passed away in January of this year.
Really enjoyed this book, read while on a camping vacation. Will scout the library for his other titles soon. A solid 4½ stars.