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One of few truly gifted essayists who have turned their talents to science, Wyn Wachhorst here fashions a luminous meditation on the meaning of space exploration from a montage of images and...
The opening essay, a survey of major figures from Johannes Kepler to Werner von Braun, sees in the rise of spaceflight a metaphor of modern history as a recurrent story of transformation and...
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4 mag 2000 · The Dream Of Spaceflight Essays On The Near Edge Of Infinity. Wyn Wachhorst. 3.50. 42 ratings5 reviews. In the tradition of Loren Eiseley, Arthur Koestler, and Lewis Thomas, Wynn Wachhorst is a great rarity: an author of truly lyrical essays on science and technology.
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Author: Wyn Wachhorst. Summary: Featuring a foreword by astronaut Buzz Aldrin, this series of essays discusses space flight as the embodiment of humanity's finest aspirations, using its rise as a metaphor of modern history in a recurrent story of transformation and rebirth. Print Book, English, ©2000. Edition: View all formats and editions.
The Dream of Spaceflight: Essays on the Near Edge of Infinity. By Wyn Wachhorst. New York: Basic Books, 2000. Pp. xx+225. $22/$14. While seeking the funds necessary to carry out expeditions, advocates of space exploration frequently defend their dreams with promises of technological spinoffs, commercial opportunities, and enhanced national ...
