Von Braun: Dreamer of Space, Engineer of War
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| Rating | : | 4.14 (923 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0307389375 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 624 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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Glorified as a visionary and vilified as a war criminal, he was a man of profound moral complexities, whose intelligence and charisma were coupled with an enormous and, some would say, blinding ambition. Neufeld, curator and space historian at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum, delivers a brilliantly nuanced biography of Wernher von Braun. space program, Wernher von Braun is a source of consistent fascination. Michael J. Chief rocket engineer of the Third Reich and one of the fathers of the U.S. Based on new sources, Neufeld's biography delivers a meticulously researched and authoritative portrait of the creator of the V-2 rocket and his times, detailing how he was a man caught between morality and progress, between his dreams of the heavens and the earthbound realities of his life.
up to par with the Soviet Union in space, von Braun was celebrated on the covers of Time and Life. Neufeld has a deep understanding of the technical and human challenges von Braun faced in leading the U.S. space program and lucidly explains his role in navigating the personal and public politics, management challenges and engineering problems that had to be solved before landing men on the moon. 26)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. 16 pages of photos. (Sept. Neufield doesn't discount von Braun's past as an SS member and Nazi scientist (which was downplayed by NASA), but concludes nonjudgmentally that von Braun's lifelong obsession with becoming the Columbus of space, not Nazi sympathies, led him to his Faustian bargain to accept resources to build rockets regardless of their source or purpose. A wide range of readers (not only science and space buffs) will find this illuminating and rewarding. . Spearheading America's firs
"Great History of Rocketry" according to Joseph Castellano. This book is not only an outstanding objective analysis of the life of Wernher von Braun, but also an excellent history of German and U.S. rocket development. As an author of two non-fiction books myself, I can attest to the enormous amount of work that goes into research for a book of this type. Dr. Neufeld provides a great deal of new and fascinating information on von Braun's early career as the architect of the Nazi rocket program that led to the bombing of England with the "buzz-bomb" and V-2 rockets that were developed under his guidance. Neufeld's study of the U.S. rocket program un. Drew Shaw said Von Braun: Dreamer of Space/Engineer of War. For a period ranging from about 1950 until 1970, Werhner von Braun was the face of space exploration, an articulate spokesman who also brilliantly orchestrated the huge Saturn rocket program.Yet the Von Braun who occupies the pages of Michael Neufeld's book is an often passive figure. A space dreamer who grasped the opportunity to work for the nascent Nazi war machine as a way to advance his hopes for rocket research. The man who managed to bring the V-"Von Braun: Dreamer of Space/Engineer of War" according to Drew Shaw. For a period ranging from about 1950 until 1970, Werhner von Braun was the face of space exploration, an articulate spokesman who also brilliantly orchestrated the huge Saturn rocket program.Yet the Von Braun who occupies the pages of Michael Neufeld's book is an often passive figure. A space dreamer who grasped the opportunity to work for the nascent Nazi war machine as a way to advance his hopes for rocket research. The man who managed to bring the V-2 rocket from nothing to full production, yet acquiesced in the use of concentration camp workers to bring that production about. Even as a. rocket from nothing to full production, yet acquiesced in the use of concentration camp workers to bring that production about. Even as a. Steven D. Bloom said High on detail, low on "readability". This is an excellent reference on Von Braun, but as a book to read over a few weeks, its rather dry, and a bit too plodding in the details.Also, curiously, though there is much discussion of his connection to the SS and Nazi party, there is almost no discussion at all of Allied deaths from the V"High on detail, low on "readability"" according to Steven D. Bloom. This is an excellent reference on Von Braun, but as a book to read over a few weeks, its rather dry, and a bit too plodding in the details.Also, curiously, though there is much discussion of his connection to the SS and Nazi party, there is almost no discussion at all of Allied deaths from the V2 rockets, which numbered in the thousands. Though this number is glossed over 1 or 2 times, there is very little mention of specific destruction in London, etc., which I would have expected from a book that went into so much detail of the V2 program. Though the destruction itself may not be a biogr. rockets, which numbered in the thousands. Though this number is glossed over 1 or "High on detail, low on "readability"" according to Steven D. Bloom. This is an excellent reference on Von Braun, but as a book to read over a few weeks, its rather dry, and a bit too plodding in the details.Also, curiously, though there is much discussion of his connection to the SS and Nazi party, there is almost no discussion at all of Allied deaths from the V2 rockets, which numbered in the thousands. Though this number is glossed over 1 or 2 times, there is very little mention of specific destruction in London, etc., which I would have expected from a book that went into so much detail of the V2 program. Though the destruction itself may not be a biogr. times, there is very little mention of specific destruction in London, etc., which I would have expected from a book that went into so much detail of the V"High on detail, low on "readability"" according to Steven D. Bloom. This is an excellent reference on Von Braun, but as a book to read over a few weeks, its rather dry, and a bit too plodding in the details.Also, curiously, though there is much discussion of his connection to the SS and Nazi party, there is almost no discussion at all of Allied deaths from the V2 rockets, which numbered in the thousands. Though this number is glossed over 1 or 2 times, there is very little mention of specific destruction in London, etc., which I would have expected from a book that went into so much detail of the V2 program. Though the destruction itself may not be a biogr. program. Though the destruction itself may not be a biogr