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Author: Ray Spangenburg
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Published: 2009-01-01
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 1438104138
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWernher von Braun, Revised Edition examines the life and career of the famed rocket scientist who supervised the development of the powerful rockets used by Apollo astronauts to reach the moon. Controversy surrounds von Braun's work in Germany duri
Author: Wernher Von Braun
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: 1953
Total Pages: 116
ISBN-13: 9780252062278
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis classic on space travel was first published in 1953, when interplanetary space flight was considered science fiction by most of those who considered it at all. Here the German-born scientist Wernher von Braun detailed what he believed were the problems and possibilities inherent in a projected expedition to Mars. Today von Braun is recognized as the person most responsible for laying the groundwork for public acceptance of America's space program. When President Bush directed NASA in 1989 to prepare plans for an orbiting space station, lunar research bases, and human exploration of Mars, he was largely echoing what von Braun proposed in The Mars Project.
Author: Ernst Stuhlinger
Publisher:
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 375
ISBN-13: 9780894649691
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBiography of Werner von Braun who developed rockets for the German military in World War II and for the United States military and space programs, written by two men who spent decades working with him.
Author: Michael Neufeld
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 2017-04-12
Total Pages: 626
ISBN-13: 0525435913
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCurator and space historian at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum delivers a brilliantly nuanced biography of controversial space pioneer Wernher von Braun. Chief rocket engineer of the Third Reich and one of the fathers of the U.S. space program, Wernher von Braun is a source of consistent fascination. Glorified as a visionary and vilified as a war criminal, he was a man of profound moral complexities, whose intelligence and charisma were coupled with an enormous and, some would say, blinding ambition. Based on new sources, Neufeld's biography delivers a meticulously researched and authoritative portrait of the creator of the V-2 rocket and his times, detailing how he was a man caught between morality and progress, between his dreams of the heavens and the earthbound realities of his life.
Author: Bob Ward
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Published: 2013-07-10
Total Pages: 330
ISBN-13: 1612514049
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWritten 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 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.
Author: Erik Bergaust
Publisher:
Published: 1976
Total Pages: 618
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Rachael L. Thomas
Publisher: ABDO
Published: 2019-01-01
Total Pages: 35
ISBN-13: 1532159900
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMeet Wernher von Braun, who developed the booster rocket that won the Space Race for the United States! Follow von Braun's story from his early work developing the V-2 ballistic missile to his development of the Saturn V booster rocket that took Apollo 11 to the moon. Infographics, historic photos, and a glossary enhance readers' understanding of this topic. Additional features include a table of contents, an index, a timeline and fun facts. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Author: Ray Spangenburg
Publisher: Chelsea House Pub
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 164
ISBN-13: 9780816061792
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExplores the life and achievements of the rocketry pioneer who designed rockets for the Nazi war effort early in his career and later became a leading figure in the American space program.
Author: Bob Ward
Publisher: Sutton Publishing Limited
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9780750943031
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSheds light on Wernher von Braun's contributions to launching the first US satellite and winning the 'Moon race' with the Saturn V super-booster that powered Armstrong, Aldrin, Collins, and their successors to the lunar surface. A gregarious night owl, von Braun also played the piano and cello, and was an avid reader and conversationalist.
Author: Wernher Von Braun
Publisher: Anchor Books
Published: 1976
Total Pages: 232
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTraces the development of rockets from the Middle Ages to modern times.
