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WILLY LEY: PROPHET OF THE SPACE AGE By Jared S. Buss - Hardcover Book
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- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780813054438
- Book Title
- Willy Ley : from Rocketeer to the Far Side of the Moon
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida
- Item Length
- 9.1 in
- Publication Year
- 2017
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1 in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Technology & Engineering, Science
- Topic
- General, Aeronautics & Astronautics, Science & Technology
- Item Weight
- 21.8 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.2 in
- Number of Pages
- 336 Pages
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Willy Ley inspired young rocket scientists and would-be astronauts around the world to imagine a future of interplanetary travel long before space shuttles existed. This is the first biography of the science writer and rocketeer who predicted and boosted the rise of the Space Age. Born in Germany, Ley became involved in amateur rocketry until the field was taken over by the Nazis. He fled to America, where he forged a new life as a weapons expert and journalist during World War II and as a rocket researcher after the war. As America's foremost authority on rockets, missiles, and space travel, he authored books and scientific articles, while also regularly writing for science fiction pulp magazines and publishing what he termed romantic zoology--a blend of zoology, cryptozoology, history, and mythology. He even consulted for television's Tom Corbett, Space Cadet and the Disney program Man in Space , thrilling audiences with a romanticized view of what spaceflight would be like. Yet as astronauts took center stage and scientific intellectuals such as Wernher von Braun became influential during the space race, Ley lost his celebrity status. With an old-fashioned style of popular writing and eccentric perspectives influenced by romanticism and science fiction, he was ignored by younger historians. This book returns Willy Ley to his rightful place as the energizer of an era--a time when scientists and science popularizers mixed ranks and shared the spotlight so that our far-fetched, fantastic dreams could turn into the reality of tomorrow.
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Publisher
University Press of Florida
ISBN-10
0813054435
ISBN-13
9780813054438
eBay Product ID (ePID)
25038780940
Product Key Features
Book Title
Willy Ley : from Rocketeer to the Far Side of the Moon
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2017
Topic
General, Aeronautics & Astronautics, Science & Technology
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Technology & Engineering, Science
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
21.8 Oz
Item Length
9.1 in
Item Width
6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"A dynamic biography of a remarkable scientific figure. . . . Fans of scientific history and those just looking for a fascinating new read are in for a treat."-- Foreword Reviews
Lccn
2017-005527
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
629.4092
Lc Classification Number
Tl781.85.L49b87 2017
Copyright Date
2017
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