"Rockets, Missiles, and Space Travel" by Willy Ley. NY: The Viking Press, 1951
In 1944 there appeared a book which quickly became the recognized source book in one of the most fascinating fields of human endeavor, Willy Ley's "Rockets." This original account went through three editions , and was followed by a revised and enlarged volume in 1947, "Rockets and Space Travel." It was further revised and enlarged in 1951 to include developments in rocket missiles for military uses and research purposes. That is the basis for the new title, "Rockets, Missiles, and Space Travel."
Willy Ley (1906-1969) was a German-American science writer, spaceflight advocate, and historian of science who helped popularize rocketry, spaceflight, and natural history in both Germany and the United States. The crater Ley on the far side of the Moon is named in his honor. [Source: Wikipedia]
"Rockets, Missiles, and Space Travel" by Willy Ley. NY: The Viking Press, 1951
In 1944 there appeared a book which quickly became the recognized source book in one of the most fascinating fields of human endeavor, Willy Ley's "Rockets." This original account went through three editions , and was followed by a revised and enlarged volume in 1947, "Rockets and Space Travel." It was further revised and enlarged in 1951 to include developments in rocket missiles for military uses and research purposes. That is the basis for the new title, "Rockets, Missiles, and Space Travel."
Willy Ley (1906-1969) was a German-American science writer, spaceflight advocate, and historian of science who helped popularize rocketry, spaceflight, and natural history in both Germany and the United States. The crater Ley on the far side of the Moon is named in his honor. [Source: Wikipedia]