Wernher von Braun
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Wernher von Braun

  1. 612 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Wernher von Braun

About this book

Here is Dr. Wernher von Braun's incredible story – from his early years in Germany, where he gave birth to modern rocketry, to his arrival in the United States and his launching of the first American satellite, the first man on the moon and other stunning space exploration feats. "Every page of Wernher von Braun's life is a monument to the drama of adventure. Few people have been fighting so hard and, indeed, very few have been subject to so much criticism, so much jealousy, so much defeat—yet, very few have lived to be honored and to harvest the fruits of so many wonderful victories as has this man." Author Erik Bergaust has had the advantage of knowing von Braun as a friend, hunting and fishing companion, space business associate—and biographer—for more than twenty-five years. Thus, he has been able to present a dramatic portrait of an important personality and a 20th century hero.

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Table of contents

  1. Acknowledgments
  2. Dr. Wernher von Braun’s Awards, Honors and Medals
  3. German “Paper Clip” Scientists
  4. Portrait and Signature
  5. 1. Reaching for the Stars
  6. 2. A Built-in Warning System
  7. 3. Passenger in a Space Shuttle?
  8. 4. Flunking Math and Physics
  9. 5. Max and Moritz Go Aloft
  10. 6. Hitler Gets a Lesson in Rocketry
  11. 7. Himmler Strikes Back
  12. 8. Project for Special Dispositions
  13. 9. The End of the Beginning
  14. 10. The Thrill of Going Aloft
  15. 11. The Starry Sky Above Me
  16. 12. Prisoner of Peace
  17. 13. A Flotilla of Space Vessels
  18. 14. Abolish the Curse of Slavery
  19. 15. A Pinwheel Station in Space
  20. 16. Rocket City, U.S.A.
  21. 17. Stars Fell on Alabama
  22. 18. The Army Blasts Off—and Ahead
  23. 19. Shooting Down the First Orbiter
  24. 20. Fellow Traveler of the Earth
  25. 21. All Systems Are Go!
  26. 22. His Most Sober Thoughts
  27. 23. A Helping Hand for the Youth
  28. 24. The Challenge of Inner Space
  29. 25. From the South Pole with Love
  30. 26. A Horse Named Susie
  31. 27. Building the Biggest Booster
  32. 28. Man on the Moon at Last
  33. 29. On Loan to Washington, D.C.
  34. 30. Space for Earth, Ecology and Energy
  35. 31. Two Bottles of Rum in Bond
  36. 32. Dedication in Engineering
  37. 33. A Most Patriotic Cause
  38. 34. Are Flying Saucers Real?
  39. Appendix I Genealogy
  40. Appendix II Honorary Academic Degrees
  41. Appendix III Memberships in Professional Societies
  42. Appendix IV Bibliography