George Edward Pendray (May 19, 1901 – September 15, 1987) was an American public relations counselor, author, foundation executive, and founder of the American Interplanetary Society.
Personal life
Leatrice May Gregory, Pendray's first wife, was his partner in Pendray & Company.[1]
Pendray sometimes used the pen name "Gawain Edwards"; however, he usually wrote under his own name. He wrote articles and fiction for many magazines. Amazing Stories praised Edward's The Earth Tube as "vividly and plausibly written," recommending it "to all lovers of scientific fiction".[3]
The Earth Tube, 1929
A Rescue From Jupiter, 1932
Men, Mirrors and Stars, 1935
Book of Record of the Time Capsule, 1938
City Noise, 1940; with Esther Goddard
The Coming Age of Rocket Power, 1945
Rocket Development 1948; co-editors Robert Goddard and Esther Goddard
The Guggenheim Medalists, 1964
The Papers of Robert H. Goddard, 3 volumes, 1970; co-edited with Esther Goddard
^Neuffer, Elizabeth. "G. E. Pendray, 86, rocket proponent", The New York Times, September 20, 1987. Accessed January 30, 2013. "G. Edward Pendray, a proponent of the peaceful uses of rocket power and space flight since the 1930s, died of complications from Parkinson's disease Tuesday. He was 86 years old and lived in Jamesburg, N.J."
^"In The Realm of Books", Amazing Stories, December 1929, p.862
Further reading
Who Was Who in America, Vol. 9 (1985–1989), p. 280. Chicago: Marquis, "Pendray, George Edward"
New York Times Biographical Service, September 1987, p. 958
Contemporary Authors, vol. 123 (1988), p. 299
Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (1993), p. 919-920
Winter, Frank H. (1983). "Chapter 6. The American Rocket Society". Prelude to the space age. Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 73. doi:10.5479/sil.176965.39088000767079.
