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.
A resident of Jamesburg, New Jersey, Pendray died in Cranbury, New Jersey in 1987 at the age of 86.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."
Work
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"."In The Realm of Books", Amazing Stories, December 1929, p.862
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
References
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 Collier's magazine, September 7, 1946, p. 89
External links
Prelude to the Space Age / The Rocket Societies: 1924-1940 by Frank H. Winter G. Edward Pendray Papers at Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library, Princeton University