Strange Angel - The Otherworldly Life of Rocket Scientist John Whiteside Parsons

Now a CBS All Access series created by Mark Heyman with executive producer Ridley Scott.

ROCKET SCIENTIST KILLED IN PASADENA EXPLOSIONscreamed the headline of the Los Angeles Times. John Parsons, a maverick rocketeer who helped transform the rocket from a derided sci-fi plot line into a reality, was at first mourned as a scientific prodigy. But reporters soon uncovered a more shocking story: Parsons had been a devotee of black magic.

George Pendle re-creates the world of John Parsons in this dazzling portrait of prewar superstition, cold war paranoia, and futuristic possibility. Fueled by childhood dreams of space flight, Parsons was a leader of the motley band of enthusiastic young men who founded the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a cornerstone of the American space program. But Parsons's wild imagination also led him into the occult- for if he could make rocketry a reality, why not magic?

With a cast of characters including Howard Hughes, L. Ron Hubbard, and Robert Heinlein, Strange Angel explores the unruly consequences of genius.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

GEORGE PENDLE writes about science, art, and culture for the Times (London), the Sunday Times, and the Financial Times, among other publications. He lives in New York City.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: George Pendle
• Verlag: Harper Collins (US)
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 06.02.2006
• EAN: 9780156031790
• ISBN: 978-0-15-603179-0
• Seiten: 368
• Themen: Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Naturwissenschaften allgemein; Ratgeber > Spiritualität > Altes Wissen, Alte Kulturen; HISTORY: WORLD, BODY, MIND & SPIRIT: Occultism, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Science & Technology, RELIGION: Meditations, RELIGION: Spirituality, SCIENCE: Space Science / Cosmology, SCIENCE: History, BODY, MIND & SPIRIT: Mindfulness & Meditation, SCIENCE: Natural History, SCIENCE: Physics / Astrophysics, BODY, MIND & SPIRIT: Healing / Prayer & Spiritual, RELIGION: Faith