Von Braun

Dreamer of Space, Engineer of War

Michael Neufeld

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English

Alfred A Knopf
11 November 2008

Biography: historical, political & military; Biography: science, technology & engineering; Mathematics & Sciences; History of engineering & technology

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, some would say,

blinding ambition. Based on new sources, Neufeld's biography delivers a meticulously

researched and authoritative portrait of the creator of the V-2 rocket and his times,

detailing how he was a man caught between morality and progress, between his dreams

of the heavens and the earthbound realities of his life.

By: Michael Neufeld
Imprint: Alfred A Knopf
Country of Publication: United States [Currently unable to ship to USA: see Shipping Info]
Dimensions: Height: 232mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 36mm
Weight: 680g
ISBN: 9780307389374
ISBN 10: 0307389375
Pages: 587
Publication Date: 11 November 2008
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Von Braun: Dreamer of Space, Engineer of War

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