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Willy Ley

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German-American science and science-fiction writer (1906–1969)

Born 2 October 1906
Died 24 June 1969

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  • Cover of: The poles, (Life nature library)

    First published in 1962 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: The poles

    First published in 1966 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Rockets, missiles, and space travel.: The up-to-tomorrow story of rocket development and space travel prospects

    Cover of edition rocketsmissiless0000leyw First published in 1951 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Engineers' dreams.

    First published in 1955 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: The conquest of space.

    First published in 1949 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Watchers of the skies: an informal history of astronomy from Babylon to the space age.

    First published in 1963 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: The Conquest of Space

    First published in 1950 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Beyond the solar system

    First published in 1964 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Dragons in amber: further adventures of a romantic naturalist.

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    First published in 1957 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Events in space

    First published in 1969 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Across the Space Frontier

    First published in 1952 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Exotic zoology.

    First published in 1959 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Exploration of Mars

    First published in 1956 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Exotic zoology: Illustrated by Olga Ley

    First published in 1959 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The Science Fiction Roll of Honor

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  • Cover of: Mariner IV to Mars

    First published in 1966 — 2 editions
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We need a photo of Willy Ley

German-American science and science-fiction writer (1906–1969)

Born 2 October 1906
Died 24 June 1969

Subjects

History, Astronomy, Astronautics, Rockets (Aeronautics), Juvenile literature, Mythical Animals, Paleontology, Popular works, Science, Living fossils, Space flight, Engineering, Interplanetary voyages, Rocketry, Zoology, Animals, Folklore, Natural history, Planets, Addresses, essays, lectures, Air defenses, Artificial satellites, Asphyxiating and poisonous Gases, Atlantis (Legendary place), Bombardment

Places

Mars (Planet), Régions polaires, Solar system, Earth, Mars, Moon, Polar regions

People

Konrad Gesner (1516-1565), Werner Von Braun, Willie Ley

Time

The 1950's

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Alternative names

  • W. Ley
  • Willy Ley, ed
  • Willy Ley
  • Willy LEY

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January 28, 2024 Edited by bitnapper merge authors
January 28, 2024 Edited by bitnapper merge authors
February 11, 2022 Edited by dcapillae remove wrong alternatives names
February 11, 2022 Edited by dcapillae merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import