The Wind and Beyond: Theodore von Kármán, Pioneer in Aviation and Pathfinder in Space

"[A]n autobiography that, happily, is an engrossing, full-bodied reflection of the man, a neatly balanced combination of technical insights and always pertinent, often irreverent anecdotes... an upbeat tale of a man who had a great love of life and a well-merited sense of achievement, told with genuine gusto and fascinating detail." — Richard Witkin, The New York Times

"It is the triumph of this book that it manages to combine a chatty, anecdotal, and highly readable tale of a distinguished ...