Thread Of The Silkworm

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ISBN: 9780465006786
author: Iris Chang
book format: Paperback
other title: Thread of the Silkworm
publishing house: Basic Books
publication date: 1996 -11
language: English
binding: Paperback
price: USD 18.95
number of pages: 352

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The definitive biography of Tsien Hsue-Shen, the pioneer of the American space age who was mysteriously accused of being a communist, deported, and becameto America’s continuing chagrinthe father of the Chinese missile program.

contents

* Introduction
* Hangzhou (1911-1914)
* Beijing (1914-1929)
* Shanghai (1929-1934)
* Boxer Rebellion Scholar (1934-1935)
* MIT (1935-1936)
* Theodore von Krmn
* Caltech (1936)
* The Suicide Squad (1937-1943)
* The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (1943-1945)
* Washington and Germany (1945)
* Return to MIT (1946-1947)
* Summons from China (1947)
* Jiang Ying
* Ascent (1947-1948)
* Caltech (1949)
* Suspicion (1950)
* Arrest (1950)
* Investigation (1950)
* Hearings (1950-1951)
* Waiting (1951-1954)
* The Wang-Johnson Talks (1955)
* One of the Tragedies of This Century
* A Heros Welcome (1955)
* Missiles of the East Wind
* Becoming a Communist
* Epilogue

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