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In a survey of major figures from Johannes Kepler to Wernher von Braun, he sees in the rise of spaceflight a metaphor of modern history as a recurrent story of transformation and rebirth.
The opening essay, a survey of major figures from Johannes Kepler to Werner von Braun, sees in the rise of spaceflight a metaphor of modern history as a recurrent story of transformation and...
4 de may. de 2000 · Historian Wyn Wachhorst captures the essence of our birth as an interstellar species in The Dream of Spaceflight, a collection of five essays spanning 500 years of scientific and technological achievement.
4 de may. de 2000 · The Dream Of Spaceflight Essays On The Near Edge Of Infinity. Wyn Wachhorst. 3.50. 42 ratings5 reviews. In the tradition of Loren Eiseley, Arthur Koestler, and Lewis Thomas, Wynn Wachhorst is a great rarity: an author of truly lyrical essays on science and technology.
Summary: Featuring a foreword by astronaut Buzz Aldrin, this series of essays discusses space flight as the embodiment of humanity's finest aspirations, using its rise as a metaphor of modern history in a recurrent story of transformation and rebirth.
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