LEADER 03128nam 2200577Ia 450 001 9910787331703321 005 20231031201232.0 010 $a1-61251-404-9 035 $a(CKB)2670000000391828 035 $a(EBL)1222191 035 $a(OCoLC)852757508 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001077450 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11569317 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001077450 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11043516 035 $a(PQKB)11387041 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1222191 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10734248 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL667696 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1222191 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000391828 100 $a20130711d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aDr. Space$b[electronic resource] $ethe life of Wernher von Braun /$fBob Ward, foreword by John Glenn 210 $aNew York $cNaval Institute Press$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (329 pages) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-59114-927-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a""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"" 327 $a""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 "" 330 $aWritten 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 helping l 606 $aRocketry$zGermany$vBiography 606 $aRocketry$zUnited States$vBiography 615 0$aRocketry 615 0$aRocketry 676 $a621.43 676 $a621.4356 700 $aWard$b Bob$0988820 701 $aGlenn$b John$f1921-2016.$01584770 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910787331703321 996 $aDr. Space$93868751 997 $aUNINA