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Ward Bob |
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Dr. Space [[electronic resource] ] : the life of Wernher von Braun / / Bob Ward, foreword by John Glenn |
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New York, : Naval Institute Press, 2013 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (329 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Rocketry - Germany |
Rocketry - United States |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Contents""; ""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""; ""Appendix B: Letter on Moral Responsibility in Hitler's Germany ""; ""Notes ""; ""Selected Bibliography ""; ""Index ""; ""About the Author "" |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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