I found BMW when I was in college and found it eminently readable. One reason is that I had previously read Arthur Clarke's Interplanetary Flight, and the other

I found BMW when I was in college and found it eminently readable. One reason is that I had previously read Arthur Clarke's Interplanetary Flight, and the other reason is the delightful historical background that BMW sprinkled throughout the book. I am not an aerospace engineer by training or by trade, but it was always my dream.