Von Braun
Dreamer of Space, Engineer of War
$54.66
- Paperback
624 pages
- Release Date
11 November 2008
Summary
Curator and space historian at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum delivers a brilliantly nuanced biography of controversial space pioneer Wernher von Braun.
Chief rocket engineer of the Third Reich and one of the fathers of the U.S. space program, Wernher von Braun is a source of consistent fascination. 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, so…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780307389374 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0307389375 |
| Author: | Michael Neufeld |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Random House Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 624 |
| Release Date: | 11 November 2008 |
| Weight: | 692g |
| Dimensions: | 233mm x 158mm x 35mm |
| Series: | Vintage Books |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“Surpasses all previous books about [von Braun]… . Deeply researched, vigorously written, and balanced in its judgments.“—The Boston Globe“A serious, important book that does justice to its subject’s moral complexity and place in history.“—Los Angeles Times Book Review “Neufeld’s thoroughly satisfying biography … written in clear, fast-paced prose, offers the most complete, fully documented and critical account that the imperfect documentary record is likely to yield.”—The New York Times Book Review “A historian’s masterpiece, will become the definitive biography.”—American Scientist
About The Author
Michael Neufeld
Michael Neufeld is the museum curator in the Space History Division of The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. He was educated at the University of Calgary and The Johns Hopkins University, where he received his doctorate in history. His book The Rocket and the Reich- Peenemunde and the Coming of the Ballistic Missile Era was published by The Free Press in 1995 and was awarded the AIAA History Manuscript Award and the SHOT Dexter Prize. He lives in Maryland.
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