Macinnis, Peter. Rockets; sulfur, sputnik and scramjets.(Young Adult Review)(Book Review) From: Kliatt | Date: September 1, 2004| Author: Puffer, Raymond | COPYRIGHT 2004 Kliatt. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

MACINNIS, Peter. Rockets; sulfur, sputnik and scramjets. Allen & Unwin, dist. by IPG. 266p. illus. bibliog. index. c2003. 1865087947. $14.95. SA

Science writer Macinnis was barely a teenager when he watched the first Sputnik crawl slowly across the stars on the night of October 4, 1957. Like many another boy, he instantly became infatuated with rockets, propellants, boosters and all the panoply of the dawning Space Age. As the new technology matured, so did he, and ultim...

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