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Strange Angel Pa - Couverture souple

Pendle, George

 
9780156031790: Strange Angel Pa
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0156031795 ISBN 13 : 9780156031790
Editeur : Harvest, 2006

Synopsis

Now a CBS All Access series created by Mark Heyman with executive producer Ridley Scott.
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.
 

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À propos de l'auteur

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.

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Éditeur
Harvest
Date d'édition
2006
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0156031795
ISBN 13 
9780156031790
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
350
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
HarperCollins Publishers Ireland
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