Flight into Space; The Facts, Fancies and Philosophy
New York: Modern Library Paperbacks [Random House], 1957. First Paperback Edition. First Printing Thus. Mass market paperback. Pocket paperback. [10], 306, [4] pages. Index. Cover has some wear and soiling. Flight Into Space is everyman's introduction to the mysteries of space and the progress of man's efforts to explore them. By an acknowledged expert, it assumes no technical knowledge on the part of the reader. The author deals first with the basic theory of flight into space and with early and recent experiments. The author was born on May 25, 1903 and was a free lance writer until 1943. Latin American editor Time magazine, New York City, 1943-1945, science editor, 1945-1965, staff writer Time-Life Books, 1965-1968. More