Jared S. Buss is an adjunct instructor in history at Oklahoma City Community College.
Willy Ley has been a mystery among spaceflight historians for many
years. His role as science writer, advocate, and popularizer is
known to many but understood by few. This book unpacks that
story.”—Roger D. Launius, associate director for collections and
curatorial affairs, National Air and Space Museum
“Ley lit the fire of interplanetary enthusiasm in the hearts of
generations of young space cadets. Long overdue, this biography
establishes the details and the ups and downs of Willy Ley’s
career.”—Tom D. Crouch, author of Lighter-Than-Air: An Illustrated
History of Balloons and Airships
“An insightful biography of one of the great popularizers of space
exploration. Beyond recovering the fascinating and many
contradictory aspects of Willy Ley’s extraordinary life, Buss has
provided a valuable case study of the complex relationship between
science popularization, mass media, and scientific advocacy in the
twentieth century.”—Asif A. Siddiqi, author of The Red Rockets’
Glare: Spaceflight and The Soviet Imagination, 1857–1957
“Beautifully written. Reveals the vicissitudes of an
extraordinarily interesting life.”—Michael J. Neufeld, author of
Von Braun: Dreamer of Space, Engineer of War
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