Bibliograph

The rocket man, and other extraordinary characters in the history of flight, David Darling

Type

Label

The rocket man, and other extraordinary characters in the history of flight, David Darling

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The rocket man

Oclc number

859740859

Responsibility statement

David Darling

Sub title

and other extraordinary characters in the history of flight

Summary

The wonder of flight has long captured the human imagination. In this beguiling history ranging from the first aircraft to astronauts and beyond astronomer David Darling tells the stories of the true life adventurers whose wonder has translated into bizarre contraptions, magnificent achievements and, sometimes, startling folly

Target audience

general

Classification