Thread of the silkworm

Thread of the silkworm

by Chang, Iris

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This book tells the story of one of the most monumental blunders the United States committed during its shameful era of McCarthyism. It is the biography of a pioneer of the American space age who was mysteriously accused of being a Communist and deported to China, where he became -- to America's continuing chagrin -- the father of the Chinese missile program.

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Thread of the silkworm / Iris Chang.

Summary

This book tells the story of one of the most monumental blunders the United States committed during its shameful era of McCarthyism. It is the biography of a pioneer of the American space age who was mysteriously accused of being a Communist and deported to China, where he became -- to America's continuing chagrin -- the father of the Chinese missile program.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©1995.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Basic Books
  • Place of Publication:New York, NY
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:©1995.

The Physical Object

  • Description:xvii, 329 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : : illustrations ; : 24 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:0465087167, 9780465087167, 0465006787, 9780465006786
  • oclc:ocm32970226
  • LC Classification:TL781.85.T836
  • Dewey Decimal:629.1/092

Table of Contents

1. Hangzhou (1911-1914) -- 2. Beijing (1914-1929) -- 3. Shanghai (1929-1934) -- 4. Boxer Rebellion Scholar (1934-1935) -- 5. MIT (1935-1936) -- 6. Theodore von Karman -- 7. Caltech (1936) --8. The Suicide Squad (1937-1943) -- 9. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (1943-1945) -- 10. Washington and Germany (1945) -- 11. Return to MIT (1946-1947) -- 12. Summons from China (1947) -- 13. Jiang Ying -- 14. Ascent (1947-1948) -- 15. Caltech (1949) -- 16. Suspicion (1950) -- 17. Arrest (1950) -- 18. Investigation (1950) -- 19. Hearings (1950-1951) -- 20. Waiting (1951-1954) -- 21. The Wang-Johnson Talks (1955) -- 22. "One of the Tragedies of this Century" -- 23. A Hero's Welcome (1955) -- 24. Missiles of the East Wind -- 25. Becoming a Communist.

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Subjects

89.87 weapons, arms and armor Aeronautical engineers Aeronautical engineers -- Biography. --… Aeronautical engineers -- Biography. --… Anti-communist movements Anti-communist movements -- History. --… Anticommunisme -- Histoire. -- États-Un… Antikommunismus Astronautics Astronautics -- History. -- China Astronautique -- Histoire. -- Chine Biographies Biography China collective biographies Geschichte History Ingénieurs en aéronautique -- Biographi… Ingénieurs en aéronautique -- Biographi… Qian, Xuesen

Writers

Chang, Iris

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