Dr. Space [[electronic resource] ] : the life of Wernher von Braun / / Bob Ward, foreword by John Glenn
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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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| Pubblicazione: | New York, : Naval Institute Press, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (329 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 621.43 |
| 621.4356 | |
| Soggetto topico: | Rocketry - Germany |
| Rocketry - United States | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Altri autori: |
GlennJohn <1921->
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | ""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 "" | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 helping l |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Dr. Space |
| ISBN: | 1-61251-404-9 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910463178403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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