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Podcast: Fascinating Nouns
Episode: Ep. 111: The Mysterious Life of Jack Parsons
Description:
The Life of Marvel “Jack” Whiteside Parsons is an incredible one. He is the true Godfather of rocket science, for without his drive, imagination and reckless behavior, we might never have gotten to the moon. Well that’s not entirely true, since we did import a bunch of Nazi scientists during Project Paperclip who were vital in getting man into space, but I digress. He was invaluable in launching the American rocket program, along with his childhood friend Ed Foreman, and Caltech buddy Frank Molina. These three were the core group known as the Suicide Squad and through th...