Strange angel : the otherworldly life of rocket scientist John Whiteside Parsons / George Pendle.

A lonely misfit born into a wealthy Pasadena family, as a boy Parsons read science fiction and launched rockets in his backyard. By his early twenties, he was a leader of Caltech's "Suicide Squad," the motley band of young enthusiasts who founded the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. But his...

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Main Author: Pendle, George, 1976-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Orlando, Fla. : Harcourt, c2005.
Edition:1st ed.
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