Quote of the day
There are no countries in the world less known by the British than these selfsame British Islands, or where more strange things are every day occurring.
Willy Ley
Born: October 2, 1906
Died: June 24, 1969 (aged 62)
Bio: Willy Otto Oskar Ley was a German-American science writer, spaceflight advocate, and historian of science who helped to popularize rocketry, spaceflight, and natural history in both Germany and the United States.
Known for:
- The Conquest of Space (1949)
- Lands Beyond (1952)
- Galaxy Science Fiction, V14, No 2, June 1957
- Rockets, Missiles, and Space Travel (1944)