Jack Parsons and the origins of JPL - Pt. 1

[JohnWhitesideParsons]

very interesting.

[DuploRabbit]

There were houses in the arroyo seco in 1936...I live in a home that was built in 1935...I can see the laboratory from my backyard

[MoriahConqueringWind]

I've seen this somewhere before....

[billgreen85042]

Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh.

The way this guy closes his eyes when he talks and shakes his face is disturbing. That, along with his phoney "JPL is a neat place to work" and the painted on smile creeps me out.

[nirvgardengod]

i work in pasadena,,what a history

[Nguli34689]

I am a pyrotechnitian who started out pretty much in the same way as Jack Parsons. I am into rocketry and firework displays. I am also a member of the Pyrotechnics Guild International.

A MESSAGE FOR PYROTECHNIC ENTHUSIASTS: Be very careful. It only takes two molecules to start a spontaneous combustion and know your basic chemistry. Show some respect for this science and don't abuse it and you will go a long way. Adventure's waiting just ahead!

[angitia]

Thanks for posting this very informative series of videos. Archivists know their stuff.

[rtype415]

Very interesting, thanks for posting. I grew up in Altadena and my father still works at JPL as an oceangrapher/physicist.