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1 online resource (329 pages) |
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Foreword; Preface; 1. The Accursed Blessing; 2. To the Manor Born; 3. Pioneering Rocketry; 4. Peenemunde Priority; 5. Encounters with Hitler; 6. Comes Now the V-2; 7. Bound for America; 8. A Fort Called Bliss; 9. New Home Alabama; 10. Early Media Trail; 11. Toward the Cosmos; 12. Nobody's Perfect; 13. New Age of Space; 14. Child of the Moon; 15. En Route to Victory; 16. Lunar Triumph; 17. Rocket City Legacy; 18. After Apollo, What?; 19. D.C. and the Gods; 20. Perigee in Washington; 21. On the Private Side; 22. Too Soon Dying; Epilogue; Appendix A: Letter on Goddard Patents |
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Appendix B: Letter on Moral Responsibility in Hitler's GermanyNotes; Selected Bibliography; Index; About the Author |
| Summary |
Written by veteran aerospace journalist Bob Ward, who spent years investigating his subject, this biography presents a revealing but even-handed portrait of the father of modern rocketry. As he chronicles Wernher von Braun's life, Ward explodes many myths and misconceptions about the controversial genius who was a hero to some, a villain to others. The picture of von Braun that emerges is of a brilliant scientist with limitless curiosity and a drive to achieve his goals at almost any price from, developing the world's first ballistic missile used against the Allies in World War II to help |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Written by veteran aerospace journalist Bob Ward, who spent years investigating his subject, this biography presents a revealing but even-handed portrait of the father of modern rocketry. As he chronicles Wernher von Braun's life, Ward explodes many myths and misconceptions about the controversial genius who was a hero to some, a villain to others. The picture of von Braun that emerges is of a brilliant scientist with limitless curiosity and a drive to achieve his goals at almost any price from, developing the world's first ballistic missile used against the Allies in World War II to help |
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Print version record |
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Von Braun, Wernher, 1912-1977.
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| SUBJECT |
Von Braun, Wernher, 1912-1977 fast |
| Subject |
Rocketry -- United States -- Biography
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Rocketry -- Germany -- Biography
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Science & Technology.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Mechanical.
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Rocketry
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Germany
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781612514048 |
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1612514049 |
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