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John Whiteside Parsons (born Marvel Whiteside Parsons; [nb 1] October 2, 1914 – June 17, 1952) was an American rocket engineer, chemist, and Thelemite occultist. Associated with the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Parsons was one of the principal founders of both the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and the Aerojet Engineering ...
Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Jack Parsons, 2009-00-00 Canada. Most recently in the undefined with Okotoks Oilers U15 AA. Complete player biography and stats.
Jan 2, 2015 · The Occult Rocket Scientist Who Conjured Spirits with L. Ron Hubbard. Born 100 years ago, Jack Parsons seemed devoted to reconciling opposites, smashing together the technical and the spiritual...
Apr 23, 2014 · Jack Parsons was a founding member of Nasa's Jet Propulsion Lab, with some calling him one of the 'fathers of rocketry', but you won't find much about him on Nasa's websites.
Mar 12, 2024 · Jack Parsons was a brilliant rocket scientist, but he lived a wild lifestyle. With a devil-may-care attitude, he was pretty relaxed about safety and dabbled in drugs, occult practices, and sex-cult rituals.
Jun 22, 2018 · ’ Taking readers back to pre-war Los Angeles, Pendle told the bizarre-but-true story of John (‘Jack’) Whiteside Parsons, the autodidact rocket scientist whose work laid the foundations for space travel.
May 8, 2023 · Jack Parsons, one of the “suicide squad” trio of young rocket-boy founders of Jet Propulsion Laboratory, had an improbable extracurricular life.
Jack Parsons, an explosives expert, pioneer in rocket propulsion, and follower of the thelemic magic of Aleister Crowley (1875-1947), was born Marvel Whiteside Parsons, the son of Marvel and Ruth Whiteside Parsons in Los Angeles, California, on October 2, 1914.
Jun 17, 2022 · Was the blast that killed rocketry pioneer Jack Parsons, whose work helped lead to the founding of JPL, an accident, murder or suicide? Seven decades later, we still don’t know—and we probably...
Apr 24, 2014 · Jack Whiteside Parsons was an unusual man. He co-founded both the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the Aerojet Engineering Corporation, created pyrotechnics for the film industry, wrote a book...
