Prelude to Space - Softcover

Clarke, Arthur C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0345258207 ISBN 13: 9780345258205

Publisher: Del Rey, 1977

Synopsis

Here is the compelling story of the launching of Prometheus — Earth's first true spaceship — and of the men who made it happen.DirkChronicler of the greatest space adventure of all time, he was chosen to immortalize the incredible story of the men and their heroic mission.Sir RobertDirect-General of Interplanetary — London Headquarters for the international space-flight project — he was the man who got the mission off the ground and into the pages of history.ProfessorThe world's leading atomic engineer, he designed the huge ship's drive units and he waited with the rest of the world to see if the project would be a success.

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From the Inside Flap

Here is the compelling story of the launching of Prometheus -- Earth's first true spaceship -- and of the men who made it happen.

Dirk Alexson:
Chronicler of the greatest space adventure of all time, he was chosen to immortalize the incredible story of the men and their heroic mission.

Sir Robert Derwent:
Direct-General of Interplanetary -- London Headquarters for the international space-flight project -- he was the man who got the mission off the ground and into the pages of history.

Professor Maxton:
The world's leading atomic engineer, he designed the huge ship's drive units and he waited with the rest of the world to see if the project would be a success.

From the Back Cover

"Clarke Is Mighty Convincing As A Scientific Prophet!"-- Orville Prescott, The New York Times

Edition details

• Publisher: Del Rey
• Publication date: 1977
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0345258207
• ISBN 13: 9780345258205
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback