Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Wayne Biddle reexamines the life and legacy of rocket scientist Wernher Von Braun, who helped the Nazis build V-2 missiles before being recruited to lead America's effort to put a man on the moon. American ...
Traces the life and achievements of German rocket scientist Wernher Von Braun from his childhood dreams of human interplanetary travel to their realization as Von Braun became a prominent figure in modern rocketry.
Perhaps no one in history has played the role of scientist as celebrity with as much skill--and as much deception--as Wernher von Braun. America's leading rocket expert and most enthusiastic advocate of space travel, he had a closet full of...
Previously classified information and interviews with Wernher von Braun and his staff provide new insights into the development and offshoots of rocketry during and after World War II.