EPISODE · Apr 16, 2026 · 33 MIN

Jack Parsons: America's favorite occultist/engineer

from People’s Guide to the Cthulhu Mythos: Cosmic Horror, Lovecraft, Weird Fiction · host DB Spitzer/David Heath/Aunt Gore

John Whiteside Parsons (born Marvel Whiteside Parsons;October 2, 1914 – June 17, 1952) was an American rocket engineer, chemist, and Thelemite occultist. Parsons was one of the principal founders of both the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and Aerojet. He invented the first rocket engine to use a castable, composite rocket propellant, and pioneered the advancement of both liquid-fuel and solid-fuel rockets. Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link]

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