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Strange Angel: the Otherworldly Life of Rocket Scientist John Whiteside Parsons
George Pendle
Strange Angel: the Otherworldly Life of Rocket Scientist John Whiteside Parsons
George Pendle
ROCKET SCIENTIST KILLED IN PASADENA EXPLOSION screamed the headline of the Los Angeles Times. John Parsons, a maverick rocketeer who helped transform the rocket from a derided sci-fi plotline 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.
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | February 1, 2006 |
ISBN13 | 9780156031790 |
Publishers | Mariner Books |
Pages | 368 |
Dimensions | 135 × 203 × 22 mm · 358 g |
Language | English |
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