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Jack Parsons – How This Man Accidentally Funded Scientology

Jack Parsons working on a small rocket in the thumbnail for episode 112 of the Things I Learned Last Night Podcast

The life story of the man who helped found the Jet Propulsion Laboratory is one that anyone would assume is full of intrigue. That is precisely the case with Jack Parsons, one of the lead members of the Guggenheim Aeronautical Laboratory which led to the founding of JPL. However, for Jack, his scientific exploits are some of the least exciting points of his life. Parsons dealing with the occult and a few notable, perhaps questionable, colleagues led to his expulsion from the organization he helped found. Eventually, the very thing that brought him success became his downfall.

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Jack Parsons – Wikipedia

Jet Propulsion Lab – Wikipedia


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