Category: science
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Book Review: Breaking the Chains of Gravity by Amy Shira Teitel
I had decent expectations from this book. I read a lot of books that discuss the dawn of the space age. I haven’t yet read a book that focuses so much on Wernher von Braun, though his name naturally makes an appearance in any space book about this era…
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Book Review: Bringing Columbia Home by Michael D. Leinbach and Jonathan H. Ward
I wasn’t aware of the magnitude of the tragedy at the time, however, I vividly remember the loss of the Columbia crew back in 2003. Despite having memories of the tributes and magazine covers, I’ve never actually read about the accident in my adult life…
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Book Review: The Day After Roswell by Philip J. Corso
I’m fascinated with Roswell theories. Though the one I’ve latched onto the most doesn’t involve aliens, I still like hearing the extraterrestrial takes…
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Book Review: The Presidents and UFOs by Larry Holcombe
I saw the author of this book featured on an episode of Ancient Aliens and bought this book immediately. Of all areas of ufology, government involvement fascinates me the most…
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Book Review: Empires of the Sky by Alexander Rose
I’ve always been fascinated by the early days of early aviation, but I didn’t know much about dirigibles aside from the Hindenburg disaster. Typically I read more about rockets, so this was an interesting change of pace…
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Book Review: Rocket Men by Robert Kurson
One of the more intimate accounts of the Space Race I’ve read. This book tells the story of the Apollo 8 mission to the moon (my favorite!)…