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Cold War Germany Politics and government 1933-1945 Morgan, Mary Sherman 1921-2004 Rocketry Germany Biography Rocketry United States Biography SCIENCE / Chemistry / General Space race United States History 20th century Von Braun, Wernher 1912-1977 Von Braun, Wernher, 1912-1977 World War, 1939-1945 ScienceFilter By Subjects
Cold War Germany Politics and government 1933-1945 Morgan, Mary Sherman 1921-2004 Rocketry Germany Biography Rocketry United States Biography SCIENCE / Chemistry / General Space race United States History 20th century Von Braun, Wernher 1912-1977 Von Braun, Wernher, 1912-1977 World War, 1939-1945 ScienceNeufeld, Michael J.
Summary: Offers a multifaceted portrait of the visionary German scientist who became the chief rocket engineer of the Third Reich, creator of the V-2 rocket, reluctant SS officer, and one of the fathers of the U.S. space program.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf in association with the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 VON BRAUN WENHER NEUSlade, Suzanne
Summary: Chronicles the life of the first female rocket scientist who, chosen to create the fuel to launch a rocket carrying America's first satellite, broke gender barriers and overcame many challenges to succeed.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 MORMorgan, George D.
Summary: "Blending a fascinating personal history with dramatic historical events, this book brings long-overdue attention to a brilliant woman whose work proved essential for America's early space program. This is the extraordinary true story of America's first female rocket scientist. Told by her son, it describes Mary Sherman Morgan's crucial contribution to launching America's first satellite and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Prometheus Books 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Bio MorganBiddle, Wayne.
Summary: A stunning investigation of the roots of the first moon landing forty years ago, this illuminating story of the dawn of the space age reaches back to the reactionary modernism of the Third Reich, using the life of "rocket scientist" Wernher von Braun as its narrative path through the crumbling of Weimar Germany and the rise of the Nazi regime. Von Braun, a blinkered opportunist who could apply...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629 BIDWard, Bob
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Publisher / Publication Date: Naval Institute Press 2005