Prelude to Space
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Publisher Description
Divided between the tensions of behind-the-scenes preparations in London and the drama of the launch-pad in Australia, this vintage Arthur C. Clarke novel recounts the events leading up to an epoch-making interplanetary space flight.
Precise in his recording of facts, perceptive in his intuitions, Clarke's historian hero is the ideal narrator of this epic chain of events.
Customer Reviews
Hugely entertaining!
We have visionary geniuses like Sir Arthur C. Clarke to thank for many of the wonderful things we now use in our every day lives. He was a real gentleman, a poet of science-fiction, and one of the first people to accurately predict inventions we now take for granted, like the mobile phone, the Internet and instant global communication.
This book encapsulates everything great about the space race. A crazy period of time and a monumental achievement by mankind, with Arthur's typical wit and charm as our guide.