ABSTRACT
Introduction ............................................................................................................209 Rocket Scientists .................................................................................................... 210 Pre-World War II Rocketry ................................................................................... 212 World War II........................................................................................................... 214 Dividing up the German Rockets ........................................................................... 218 From World War II to Sputnik ................................................................................220 Conclusion .............................................................................................................225 References ..............................................................................................................226
It is hard to say what to consider as the major ingredients of the pre-Space Age-the development of rockets, the planetary sciences, or the writings and fantasy of the science ction authors of the time.
