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Jack Parsons (other)
Jack Parsons (1914–1952) was an American rocket engineer and occultist. Jack Parsons may also refer to: *Jack Parsons (cricketer) (1890–1981), English first class cricketer for Warwickshire County Cricket Club *Jack Parsons (producer) (1906–1971), British film producer *Jack Parsons (sociologist) (1920–2006), British sociologist, advocate of population control See also *John Parsons (other) {{hndis, Parsons, Jack ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Parsons
John Whiteside Parsons (born Marvel Whiteside Parsons; 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 Corporation. He invented the first rocket engine to use a castable, composite rocket propellant, and pioneered the advancement of both liquid-fuel and solid-fuel rockets. Born in Los Angeles, Parsons was raised by a wealthy family on Orange Grove Boulevard in Pasadena. Inspired by science fiction literature, he developed an interest in rocketry in his childhood and in 1928 began amateur rocket experiments with school friend Edward S. Forman. He dropped out of Pasadena Junior College and Stanford University due to financial difficulties during the Great Depression, and in 1934 he united with Forman and graduate Frank Malina to form th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Parsons (cricketer)
The Rev. Canon John Henry Parsons MC (30 May 18902 February 1981) was an English first-class cricketer for Warwickshire County Cricket Club. A right-handed batsman, he made 17969 runs at 35.72 in his 355-game career which extended over 26 years. He became a Church of England clergyman. He was born in Oxford, and qualified by residence for Warwickshire County Cricket Club after moving to Coventry. He played for the county from 1910 to 1914 as a professional. He was commissioned into the British Army during the Great War, in which he won a Military Cross for gallantry. He continued in the Army afterwards, appearing for his county as an amateur in 1919 and 1923 as Capt. J. H. Parsons. In 1924, he resumed his professional career. In 1929, he was ordained, and from then until his retirement from the game in 1934 played again as an amateur. According to his obituary in ''Wisden'', he might well have played for England but for the break in his career between 1914 and 1923. "A tall m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Parsons (producer)
Jack Parsons (1906-1971) was a British film producer. He was best known for his association with Robert L. Lippert with whom he made several films. Select filmography *'' Walk a Tightrope'' (1964) * '' Do You Know This Voice?'' (1964) *'' The Earth Dies Screaming'' (1964) *''Catacombs Catacombs are man-made subterranean passageways for religious practice. Any chamber used as a burial place is a catacomb, although the word is most commonly associated with the Roman Empire. Etymology and history The first place to be referred ...'' (1965) *'' The Murder Game'' (1965) *'' The Return of Mr. Moto'' (1965) *'' Curse of the Fly'' (1965) References External links *Jack Parsonsat BFI 1906 births 1971 deaths British film producers {{UK-film-producer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Parsons (sociologist)
Jack Parsons (6 December 1920 – 3 October 2006) was a sociologist who advocated and promoted the practice of population control. He also wrote, directed, produced, and edited a documentary film, '' The Blackhill Campaign'', between 1959 and 1963, about the closure of a coal mine near Berwick Upon Tweed in 1959. Early life and education Parsons was born in Nottinghamshire in 1920, the first-born son of Joe Parsons and his wife Dora. Joe was a coal miner and veteran artilleryman who had been seriously wounded whilst serving on The Western Front of World War I in 1914–1918. He had five siblings. After leaving school at 14 he became an apprentice machinist in light engineering in Nottingham. This was a 'reserved occupation' at the outbreak of war in 1939; however in 1941 there was a recruitment drive for air crew, and Jack volunteered. He served in the Royal Air Force during World War II, training in the U.K., with the Oxbridge University Air Squadron, and also in what is now ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
