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Strange Angel

- The Otherworldly Life of Rocket Scientist John Whiteside Parsons
Af: George Pendle Engelsk Paperback

Strange Angel

- The Otherworldly Life of Rocket Scientist John Whiteside Parsons
Af: George Pendle Engelsk Paperback
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''Forget geek stereotypes. Parsons'' life seems straight out of a Hollywood thriller ... Pendle''s book leaves us with a taste of genius''s energy and fragility'' Los Angeles Magazine

''You couldn''t make it up'' Physics World

''As a history of space travel, STRANGE ANGEL is a cornerstone ... Highly recommended'' Ray Bradbury

BRILLIANT ROCKET SCIENTIST KILLED IN EXPLOSION screamed the front-page headline of the Los Angeles Times on 18 June 1952. John Parsons, a maverick rocketeer whose work had helped transform the rocket from a derided sci-fi plotline into a reality, was at first mourned as a tragically young victim of mishandled chemicals. But as reporters dug deeper a shocking story emerged. Parsons had been performing occult rites and summoning spirits as a follower of Alesteir Crowley.

George Pendle tells Parsons'' extraordinary life story for the first time. Fuelled from childhood by dreams of space flight, Parsons was a crucial innovator during rocketry''s birth. But his visionary imagination also led him into the occult community thriving in 1930s Los Angeles, and when fantasy''s pull became stronger than reality, he lost both his work and his wife. Parsons was just emerging from his personal underworld when he died - aged thirty-seven. In Strange Angel, Pendle recovers a fascinating life and explores the unruly consequences of genius.

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''Forget geek stereotypes. Parsons'' life seems straight out of a Hollywood thriller ... Pendle''s book leaves us with a taste of genius''s energy and fragility'' Los Angeles Magazine

''You couldn''t make it up'' Physics World

''As a history of space travel, STRANGE ANGEL is a cornerstone ... Highly recommended'' Ray Bradbury

BRILLIANT ROCKET SCIENTIST KILLED IN EXPLOSION screamed the front-page headline of the Los Angeles Times on 18 June 1952. John Parsons, a maverick rocketeer whose work had helped transform the rocket from a derided sci-fi plotline into a reality, was at first mourned as a tragically young victim of mishandled chemicals. But as reporters dug deeper a shocking story emerged. Parsons had been performing occult rites and summoning spirits as a follower of Alesteir Crowley.

George Pendle tells Parsons'' extraordinary life story for the first time. Fuelled from childhood by dreams of space flight, Parsons was a crucial innovator during rocketry''s birth. But his visionary imagination also led him into the occult community thriving in 1930s Los Angeles, and when fantasy''s pull became stronger than reality, he lost both his work and his wife. Parsons was just emerging from his personal underworld when he died - aged thirty-seven. In Strange Angel, Pendle recovers a fascinating life and explores the unruly consequences of genius.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 368
ISBN-13: 9780753820650
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 075382065X
Kategori: Astronautik
Udg. Dato: 6 apr 2006
Længde: 27mm
Bredde: 199mm
Højde: 131mm
Forlag: Orion Publishing Co
Oplagsdato: 6 apr 2006
Forfatter(e): George Pendle
Forfatter(e) George Pendle

Kategori Astronautik

ISBN-13 9780753820650

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 368

Udgave

Længde 27mm

Bredde 199mm

Højde 131mm

Udg. Dato 6 apr 2006

Oplagsdato 6 apr 2006

Forlag Orion Publishing Co

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