Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky: The Pioneering Rocket Scientist and His Cosmic Philosophy

by Daniel H. Shubin

How did such an intellectual giant spring up out of nowhere? Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky was the founder of Russian astrophysics and cosmonautics. He was a self-taught scientist, inventor, philosopher and science fiction writer. He lost his hearing at age 10; he struggled in obscurity, earning a living as a school teacher; while he was in his prime the Soviet Revolution changed his world - but nothing stopped him from achieving his life's purpose...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1628942371
• ISBN13: 9781628942378
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Algora Publishing
• Length: 250 Pages