Thread Of The Silkworm by Iris Chang - ISBN: 9780465006786
Paperback
The definitive biography of Tsien Hsue-Shen, the pioneer of the American space age who was mysteriously accused of being a communist, deported, and became,to America’s continuing chagrin,the father of the Chinese missile program.

Thread Of The Silkworm

  • Paperback

    352 pages

  • Release Date

    15 November 1996

Summary

The definitive biography of Tsien Hsue-Shen, the pioneer of the American space age who was mysteriously accused of being a communist, deported, and became,to America’s continuing chagrin,the father of the Chinese missile program.

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780465006786
ISBN-10:0465006787
Author:Iris Chang
Publisher:Basic Books
Imprint:Basic Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:352
Release Date:15 November 1996
Weight:524g
Dimensions:181mm x 228mm x 23mm
About The Author

Iris Chang

Iris Chang lived and worked in California. She was a journalism graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana and worked briefly as a reporter in Chicago before winning a graduate fellowship to the writing seminars program at The Johns Hopkins University. Her first book, Thread of the Silkworm (the story of Tsien Hsue-shen, father of the People’s Republic of China’s missile program) received world-wide critical acclaim. She is the recipient of the John T. and Catherine D. MacArthur Foundation’s Program on Peace and International Cooperation award, as well as major grants from the National Science Foundation, the Pacific Cultural Foundation, and the Harry Truman Library. She passed away in 2004.

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