Thread of the silkworm

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    • Chang, Iris

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Thread of the silkworm

Iris Chang

Basic Books, c1995

  • : cloth
  • : pbk.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [265]-317) and index

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Volume

: pbk. ISBN 9780465006786

Description

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

Table of Contents

* Introduction * Hangzhou (19111914) * Beijing (19141929) * Shanghai (19291934) * Boxer Rebellion Scholar (19341935) * MIT (19351936) * Theodore von Krmn * Caltech (1936) * The Suicide Squad (19371943) * The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (19431945) * Washington and Germany (1945) * Return to MIT (19461947) * Summons from China (1947) * Jiang Ying * Ascent (19471948) * Caltech (1949) * Suspicion (1950) * Arrest (1950) * Investigation (1950) * Hearings (19501951) * Waiting (19511954) * 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
Volume

: cloth ISBN 9780465087167

Description

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 Americas continuing chagrinthe father of the Chinese missile program.

Table of Contents

Introduction Hangzhou (19111914) Beijing (19141929) Shanghai (19291934) Boxer Rebellion Scholar (19341935) MIT (19351936) Theodore von Krmn Caltech (1936) The Suicide Squad (19371943) The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (19431945) Washington and Germany (1945) Return to MIT (19461947) Summons from China (1947) Jiang Ying Ascent (19471948) Caltech (1949) Suspicion (1950) Arrest (1950) Investigation (1950) Hearings (19501951) Waiting (19511954) 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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