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Willy Ley

Author : Jared S. Buss
Publisher : University Press of Florida
ISBN 13 : 0813059860
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Willy Ley written by Jared S. Buss and published by University Press of Florida. This book was released on 2017-08-22 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Beautifully written. Reveals the vicissitudes of an extraordinarily interesting life."--Michael J. Neufeld, author of Von Braun: Dreamer of Space, Engineer of War "Willy Ley has been a mystery among spaceflight historians for many years. His role as science writer, advocate, and popularizer is known to many but understood by few. This book unpacks that story."--Roger D. Launius, associate director of collections and curatorial affairs, National Air and Space Museum "Ley lit the fire of interplanetary enthusiasm in the hearts of generations of young space cadets. Long overdue, this biography establishes the details and the ups and downs of his career."--Tom D. Crouch, author of Lighter Than Air: An Illustrated History of Balloons and Airships "Beyond recovering the fascinating and many contradictory aspects of Ley's extraordinary life, Buss has provided a valuable case study of the complex relationship between science popularization, mass media, and scientific advocacy in the twentieth century."--Asif A. Siddiqi, author of The Red Rockets' Glare: Spaceflight and the Soviet Imagination, 1857-1957 Willy Ley inspired young rocket scientists and would-be astronauts around the world to imagine a future of interplanetary travel long before space shuttles existed. This is the first biography of the science writer and rocketeer who predicted and boosted the rise of the Space Age. Born in Germany, Ley became involved in amateur rocketry until the field was taken over by the Nazis. He fled to America, where he forged a new life as a weapons expert and journalist during World War II and as a rocket researcher after the war. As America's foremost authority on rockets, missiles, and space travel, he authored books and scientific articles, while also regularly writing for science fiction pulp magazines and publishing what he termed romantic zoology--a blend of zoology, cryptozoology, history, and mythology. He even consulted for television's Tom Corbett, Space Cadet and the Disney program Man in Space, thrilling audiences with a romanticized view of what spaceflight would be like. Yet as astronauts took center stage and scientific intellectuals such as Wernher von Braun became influential during the space race, Ley lost his celebrity status. With an old-fashioned style of popular writing and eccentric perspectives influenced by romanticism and science fiction, he was ignored by younger historians. This book returns Willy Ley to his rightful place as the energizer of an era--a time when scientists and science popularizers mixed ranks and shared the spotlight so that our far-fetched, fantastic dreams could turn into the reality of tomorrow.

The conquest of space

Author : Chesley Bonestell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (964 download)

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Download or read book The conquest of space written by Chesley Bonestell and published by . This book was released on 1952 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Willy Ley's Exotic Zoology

Author : Willy Ley
Publisher : Random House Value Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780517625453
Total Pages : 486 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (254 download)

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Download or read book Willy Ley's Exotic Zoology written by Willy Ley and published by Random House Value Publishing. This book was released on 1987 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Exploration of Mars

Author : Willy Ley
Publisher : Viking
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Exploration of Mars written by Willy Ley and published by Viking. This book was released on 1956 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An outline of a master blueprint for man's first exploring trip to the planet Mars.

THE POLES

Author : Willy Ley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book THE POLES written by Willy Ley and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Exotic Zoology

Author : Willy Ley
Publisher : Viking Adult
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 488 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Exotic Zoology written by Willy Ley and published by Viking Adult. This book was released on 1959 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Lands Beyond

Author : Lyon Sprague De Camp
Publisher : New York ; Toronto : Rinehart
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Lands Beyond written by Lyon Sprague De Camp and published by New York ; Toronto : Rinehart. This book was released on 1952 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Dragons in Amber

Author : Willy Ley
Publisher : Viking Adult
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Dragons in Amber written by Willy Ley and published by Viking Adult. This book was released on 1951 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Willy Ley's For your information

Author : Willy Ley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (937 download)

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Download or read book Willy Ley's For your information written by Willy Ley and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Stand By for Mars!

Author : Carey Rockwell
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1609777441
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (97 download)

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Download or read book Stand By for Mars! written by Carey Rockwell and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-04-11 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Carey Rockwell is the pseudonym used for the author of the Tom Corbet Space Cadet series of books written for young boys. This 1950's series included books, comic strips, coloring books and television shows. The Tom Corbett space series consists of eight books, which may have been based on the novel Space Cadet by Robert Heinlein. The series follows the adventures of Tom and his friend Roger as they train to be members of the Solar Guard. The stories center around the academy, the bunkroom and their training ship Polaris. Their adventures take them to alien worlds in our solar system and beyond.

Eighty Odd Years in Hollywood

Author : John Meredyth Lucas
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786481161
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Eighty Odd Years in Hollywood written by John Meredyth Lucas and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-11-18 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Meredyth Lucas, son of silent screen star and screenwriter Bess Meredyth (Ben-Hur, The Sea Beast, When a Man Loves, Don Juan) and stepson of renowned Hungarian-born director Michael Curtiz (Casablanca, Mildred Pierce, Yankee Doodle Dandy, Life with Father), came of age in Hollywood during the 1930s. Lucas went on to an impressive career of his own as a writer-producer-director. He made films with Hal Wallis, Ross Hunter, Walt Disney, and others, and he wrote, produced, and directed such classic television series as Mannix, The Fugitive and Star Trek. Completed shortly before his death in 2002, Lucas' memoir is filled with never-before-told recollections of many Hollywood greats and features previously unpublished photographs. With Lucas, we go behind the scenes, onto the studio lots and into the parties with family friends John Barrymore, Joan Crawford, Errol Flynn and Jack Warner, to name just a few. It's a boy's-eye-view of Hollywood in a time of glamour, decadence, and the golden years of filmmaking.

The Conquest of the Moon

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 12 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (223 download)

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Download or read book The Conquest of the Moon written by and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Realizing the Dream of Flight

Author : National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Publisher : Government Printing Office
ISBN 13 : 9780160831515
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book Realizing the Dream of Flight written by National Aeronautics and Space Administration and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2005-12-31 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These essays in celebration of the Wright brothers' first flight 100 years ago grew out of presentations by a group of prominent scholars in 2003 at a conference sponsored by the NASA History Division and held at the Great Lakes Science Center in Cleveland, Ohio. The volume focuses on the careers of some of the many men and women who helped to realize the dream of flight both through the atmosphere and beyond. These accounts are original and compelling because they examine the history of flight through the lens of biography.

Popular Mechanics

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Popular Mechanics written by and published by . This book was released on 1969-09 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Popular Mechanics inspires, instructs and influences readers to help them master the modern world. Whether it’s practical DIY home-improvement tips, gadgets and digital technology, information on the newest cars or the latest breakthroughs in science -- PM is the ultimate guide to our high-tech lifestyle.

Handbook of Space Technology

Author : Wilfried Ley
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470742410
Total Pages : 908 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Space Technology written by Wilfried Ley and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-03-18 with total page 908 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twenty years since the first edition was published in the German language, and just over fifty years since the launch of the Earth’s first ever artificial satellite Sputnik 1, this third edition of the Handbook of Space Technology presents in fully integrated colour a detailed insight into the fascinating world of space for the first time in the English language. Authored by over 70 leading experts from universities, research institutions and the space industry, this comprehensive handbook describes the processes and methodologies behind the development, construction, operation and utilization of space systems, presenting the profound changes that have occurred in recent years in the engineering, materials, processes and even politics associated with space technologies and utilization. The individual chapters are self-contained, enabling the reader to gain a quick and reliable overview of a selected field; an extensive reference and keyword list helps those who wish to deepen their understanding of individual topics. Featuring superb, full colour illustrations and photography throughout, this interdisciplinary reference contains practical, hands-on engineering and planning information that will be invaluable to those on a career path within space technology, or simply for those of us who’d like to know more about this fascinating industry. Main section headings include: Introduction (historical overview, space missions) Fundamentals (orbital mechanics, aerothermodynamics/ reentry, space debris) Launch Vehicles (staged technologies, propulsion systems, launch infrastructure) Space Vehicle Subsystems (structure, energy supply, thermal controls, attitude control, communication) Aspects of Human Flight (man in space, life support systems, rendezvous and docking) Mission Operations (satellite operation, control center, ground station network) Utilization of Space (Earth observation, communication navigation, space astronomy, material sciences, space medicine, robotics) Configuration and Design of a Space Vehicle (mission concept, system concept, environmental simulation, system design, Galileo satellites) Management of Space Missions (project management, quality management, cost management, space law)

Destined for the Stars

Author : Catherine L. Newell
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Press
ISBN 13 : 0822986655
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (229 download)

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Download or read book Destined for the Stars written by Catherine L. Newell and published by University of Pittsburgh Press. This book was released on 2019-06-05 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Where did humanity get the idea that outer space is a frontier waiting to be explored? Destined for the Stars unravels the popularization of the science of space exploration in America between 1944 and 1955, arguing that the success of the US space program was due not to technological or economic superiority, but was sustained by a culture that had long believed it was called by God to settle new frontiers and prepare for the inevitable end of time and God’s final judgment. Religious forces, Newell finds, were in no small way responsible for the crescendo of support for and interest in space exploration in the early 1950s, well before Project Mercury—the United States’ first human spaceflight program—began in 1959. In this remarkable history, Newell explores the connection between the art of Chesley Bonestell—the father of modern space art whose paintings drew inspiration from depictions of the American West—and the popularity of that art in Cold War America; Bonestell’s working partnership with science writer and rocket expert Willy Ley; and Ley and Bonestell’s relationship with Wernher von Braun, father of both the V-2 missile and the Saturn V rocket, whose millennial conviction that God wanted humankind to leave Earth and explore other planets animated his life’s work. Together, they inspired a technological and scientific faith that awoke a deep-seated belief in a sense of divine destiny to reach the heavens. The origins of their quest, Newell concludes, had less to do with the Cold War strife commonly associated with the space race and everything to do with the religious culture that contributed to the invention of space as the final frontier.

The Art of Chesley Bonestell

Author : Ron Miller
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Art of Chesley Bonestell written by Ron Miller and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2001 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Your conception of outer space has probably been influenced by...Bonestell's surrealist paintings of other-planetary scenes, which caused a sensation when Life first published...them....His vivid imaginings...were used as the visual basis for several...science fiction movies....More than 300...works appear....Rediscover this influential artist, whose success has been credited with stoking public support for the U.S. space program.""--Booklist. ""Will appeal to any lover of fine art."" --Fantasy & Science Fiction."