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Dr. Space: The Life of Werner Von Braun

Dr. Space: The Life of Werner Von Braun

Glenn, John
Ward, Estate Of Robinson J.

Paperback

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Publisher Price: $25.95

ISBN10: 1591149274
ISBN13: 9781591149279
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Published: Sep 1 2009
Pages: 328
Weight: 1.05
Height: 0.90 Width: 6.00 Depth: 8.90
Language: English
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 Werner 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 helping launch the first U.S. satellite that hurled Americans into space and the Saturn V super-booster that powered them to the moon. Along the way readers are introduced to the human side of this charismatic visionary who brought the United States into the Space Age.

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