India's Forgotten Rocket Pioneer: Stephen H Smith - From Pigeon Mail to Rocket Mail

by Gurbir Singh

Book Overview

During 1934 and 1944 in Calcutta, Stephen Smith worked alone and unsupported on developing rocket transport. In 1935, he was the first to demonstrate the successful transport by a rocket of livestock, food and medicine. This book charts the story of Stephen H Smith, described by a contemporary as "the greatest one-man campaign for rocketry". He dedicated his life working alone in northeast India to develop a new revolutionary means of transport...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1913617009
• ISBN13: 9781913617004
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: Astrotalkuk Publications
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"