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Jack Parsons and the origins of JPL - Pt. 1

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Former JPL archivist and oral historian Dr. John Bluth (deceased) talks about the origins of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The early association of Jack Parsons, Ed Forman and Frank Malina. This interview was conducted in the spring of 1998.

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

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

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  • very interesting.

  • 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

  • I've seen this somewhere before....

  • 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.

  • i work in pasadena,,what a history

  • 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!

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