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Strange Angel: The Otherworldly Life of Rocket Scientist John Whiteside Parsons

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Availability:In StockContributor:George PendlePublish date:2006-02-01Pages:368
Language:EnglishPublisher:Houghton MifflinISBN-13:9780156031790ISBN-10:156031795UPC:9780156031790Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Body, Mind & Spirit, ScienceBook Subcategory:Science & Technology, Occultism, PhysicsBook Topic:AstrophysicsSize:8.00 x 5.32 x 0.86 inchesWeight:0.7915Product ID:SCZ7E2XGYQ
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ROCKET SCIENTIST KILLED IN PASADENA EXPLOSIONscreamed the headline of the Los Angeles Times. John Parsons, a maverick rocketeer who helped transform the rocket from a derided sci-fi plot line into a reality, was at first mourned as a scientific prodigy. But reporters soon uncovered a more shocking story: Parsons had been a devotee of black magic.

George Pendle re-creates the world of John Parsons in this dazzling portrait of prewar superstition, cold war paranoia, and futuristic possibility. Fueled by childhood dreams of space flight, Parsons was a leader of the motley band of enthusiastic young men who founded the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a cornerstone of the American space program. But Parsons's wild imagination also led him into the occult- for if he could make rocketry a reality, why not magic?

With a cast of characters including Howard Hughes, L. Ron Hubbard, and Robert Heinlein, Strange Angel explores the unruly consequences of genius.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Houghton MifflinISBN-13:9780156031790ISBN-10:156031795UPC:9780156031790Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Body, Mind & Spirit, ScienceBook Subcategory:Science & Technology, Occultism, PhysicsBook Topic:AstrophysicsSize:8.00 x 5.32 x 0.86 inchesWeight:0.7915Product ID:SCZ7E2XGYQ
Pendle, George: - GEORGE PENDLE writes about science, art, and culture for the Times (London), the Sunday Times, and the Financial Times, among other publications. He lives in New York City.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin

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