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The Man Who Built A Gun To Shoot Space

Behind the Bastards

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How Does Your Second Mom Die?

Gerald bull had a rough childhood. He was raised largely by his older sister, bernice. His dad falls in love with somebody else and gets married m and does not take his children back once he's married in a more stable position. Gerald went on to study aeronautical engineering at the university of toronto. By 19 50, he'd almost finished his phd. Thesis. Which is an insane rate of productivity for a young a ecademic,. going from masters to phd. In that year r asked him to participate in a joint defense project called 'velvet velvet' which helped develop new artillery rounds. And now  the cold war has been won again

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