English language
Published Nov. 15, 1996
Thread Of The Silkworm
by Iris Chang
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Thread of the Silkworm is a 1996 historical nonfiction book by Iris Chang. It tells the story of Qian Xuesen, a leading cyberneticist/aerodynamist who assisted on the Manhattan Project, was deported amidst the Red Scare, and subsequently became a chief progenitor of the Chinese space program.Heidi Benson of the San Francisco Chronicle stated that "It was well-reviewed, though it never sold in great numbers."
Thread of the Silkworm is a 1996 historical nonfiction book by Iris Chang. It tells the story of Qian Xuesen, a leading cyberneticist/aerodynamist who assisted on the Manhattan Project, was deported amidst the Red Scare, and subsequently became a chief progenitor of the Chinese space program.Heidi Benson of the San Francisco Chronicle stated that "It was well-reviewed, though it never sold in great numbers."