Dr. Space: The Life of Wernher von Braun
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| Rating | : | 4.73 (662 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1591149274 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 328 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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While there's an enormous amount to celebrate about the man most responsible for the U.S. Additionally, Ward provides a relatively superficial examination of von Braun's controversial role in Nazi Germany, where he and his team of engineers created the V-2 rocket used against the Allies (this project is better presented by Michael Neufeld in The Rocket and the Reich). (June)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. From Publishers Weekly This paean offers uncritical praise of every aspect of rocket scientist von
As he chronicles Werner von Braun's life, Ward explodes many myths and misconceptions about the controversial genius who was a hero to some, a villain to others. Along the way readers are introduced to the human side of this charismatic visionary who brought the United States into the Space Age.. satellite that hurled Americans into space and the Saturn V super-booster that powered them to the moon. 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 pricefrom developing the world’s first ballistic missile used against the Allies in World War II to helping launch the first U.S. Written by veteran aerospace journalist Bob Wa
Bob Ward, a former editor-in-chief of The Huntsville Times, covered the von Braun rocket team as a reporter. He lives in Huntsville, AL. This is his fifth book on space subjects.
Keith Bronson said Five Stars. I just found the book fascinating,especially remembering all of the space flights.. S. Williams said If You Want To Know The Man. and not just the scientist, then this is the biography to read. Dr. von Braun had, perhaps, the most brillant mind of anyone living in this century. But everything I had ever read about him dealt with the scientific aspects of that mind and, of course, the moral aspects of his Nazi past. I maintain that if Hitler was ordering you to produce or die, you would have done what this man did - produce. And after all was said and done, his family lost everything. I was more interested in knowing this brilliant man as a human being. I have traveled to Rocket City, USA and it is a w. G. P. Roberts said Goes Beyond the Work and Into the Man.. When you finish reading Dr. Space you will feel like you have been given an opportunity to meet Dr. Wernher von Braun. This book focuses on von Braun the man and not just what he did for NASA. When studying history it is important to remember that many men are smart enough to discover and understand principles of operation but it is that rare individual who is able to take that knowledge and make history. In this book the reader is able to finally learn about von Braun and his way of thinking, motivating, and leading. We see a young von Braun as a student and his days of le