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The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
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)