Strange Angel

<strong>Now a CBS All Access series created by Mark Heyman with executive producer Ridley Scott.</strong> <p/> ROCKET SCIENTIST KILLED IN PASADENA EXPLOSION<strong></strong>screamed the headline of the<em> Los Angeles Times</em>. John Parsons a maverick rocketeer who helped transform the rocket from a derided sci-fi plot line into a reality was at first mourned as a scientific prodigy. But reporters soon uncovered a more shocking story: Parsons had been a devotee of black magic. <p/> George Pendle re-creates the world of John Parsons in this dazzling portrait of prewar superstition cold war paranoia and futuristic possibility. Fueled by childhood dreams of space flight Parsons was a leader of the motley band of enthusiastic young men who founded the Jet Propulsion Laboratory a cornerstone of the American space program. But Parsons's wild imagination also led him into the occult- for if he could make rocketry a reality why not magic? <p/> With a cast of characters including Howard Hughes L. Ron Hubbard and Robert Heinlein <em>Strange Angel </em>explores the unruly consequences of genius. <p/>