Beginning in China in 70 B C, this history chronicles the development of rockets from gunpowder-filled sticks of bamboo to interstellar commercial satellites. It traces the story of American Robert Goddard as he led the group of 20th-century space enthusiasts who realized that rockets would provide the key to early space exploration.
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Beginning in China in 70 B C, this history chronicles the development of rockets from gunpowder-filled sticks of bamboo to interstellar commercial satellites. It traces the story of American Robert Goddard as he led the group of 20th-century space enthusiasts who realized that rockets would provide the key to early space exploration.
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In this book the author examines the history of rockets from early times concentrating more on the developments of the Chinese, the Mongols and the British - through the work of Cngreve. The more recent and familiar work of Goddard and von Braun, the V1 and V2 saga, are also discussed but to a lesser degree. The author's theme concerns the usefulness of rocket propulsion on the battlefield as compared to cannon and looks at this aspect in a historical context and with regard to the main characters involved: as mentioned above. A review of some of more recent developments, such as the Mars investigations, is also included as a final chapter to the book. The historical references indicate the depth of investigation by the author and the comparison with science fiction developments, over the historic period reviewed, is also interesting.
