Title: Willy Ley
Subtitle: Prophet of the Space Age
Description: Already a highly respected rocket scientist and compatriot of Wernher von Braun, Willy Ley was the author of bestselling books and at the forefront of popular science journalism. But as von Braun came onto center stage with his Saturn rockets, Ley was ostracized and excluded from the limelight by younger historians and scientists. Buss gives us the first full-length biography of Ley, presenting his contribution to modern science and science journalism.
Subjects: Rocketry, Biography, Scientists, science, Scientists, biography, United states, biography
Places: United States
People: Willy Ley (1906-1969)