Thread Of The Silkworm

By: Iris Chang

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Paperback | 1 November 1996 | Edition Number 1

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The definitive biography of Tsien Hsue-Shen, the pioneer of the American space age who was mysteriously accused of being a communist, deported, and became—to America’s continuing chagrin—the father of the Chinese missile program.

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Acknowledgments	p. vii
Introduction	p. xi
Hangzhou (1911-1914)	p. 1
Beijing (1914-1929)	p. 8
Shanghai (1929-1934)	p. 22
Boxer Rebellion Scholar (1934-1935)	p. 35
Mit (1935-1936)	p. 40
Theodore Von Kármán	p. 47
Caltech (1936)	p. 61
The Suicide Squad (1937-1943)	p. 68
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (1943-1945)	p. 93
Washington and Germany (1945)	p. 110
Return to Mit (1946-1947)	p. 121
Summons from China (1947)	p. 132
Jiang Ying	p. 136
Ascent (1947-1948	p. 140
Caltech (1949)	p. 144
Suspicion (1950)	p. 149
Arrest (1950)	p. 158
Investigation (1950)	p. 163
Hearings (1950-1951)	p. 167
Waiting (1951-1954)	p. 172
The Wang-Johnson Talks (1955)	p. 184
""""One of the Tragedies of This Century""""	p. 191
A Hero's Welcome (1955)	p. 199
Missiles of the East Wind	p. 208
Becoming a Communist	p. 231
Epilogue	p. 261
Notes	p. 265
Index	p. 319
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