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Wernher von Braun
(1912-1977)
Who Was Wernher von Braun?
Wernher von Braun was one of the most important German weapons specialists to work on rocketry and jet propulsion in the United States after World War II. He disapproved of military use of the rocket and surrendered willingly to American troops in 1945, eventually becoming technical director of the U.S. Army Ordnance Guided Missile Project in Alabama. He was also chiefly responsible for rocketry for the nation's space program.
Early Years
Wernher von Braun was born in Wirsitz, Germany (now Wyrzysk, Poland) on March 23, 1912, to a wealthy family. After receiving a telescope from his mother at a young age, von Braun developed a passion for astronomy. In 1925, now living with his family in Berlin, von Braun began reading Hermann Oberth's Die Rakete zu den Planetenrumen ("The Rocket into Interplanetary Space"), which spurred his desire to better understand science and math, as the subjects related to space exploration. With his new dedication to his studies, von Braun became a top student.
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Wernher von Braun (1912-1977)
Wernher von Braun (1912-1977) was one of the most important rocket developers and champions of space exploration during the period between the 1930s and the 1970s. As a youth he became enamored with the possibilities of space exploration by reading the science fiction of Jules Verne and H.G. Wells, and from the science fact writings of Hermann Oberth, whose 1923 classic study, Die Rakete zu den Planetenräumen (By Rocket to Space), prompted young von Braun to master calculus and trigonometry so he could understand the physics of rocketry. From his teenage years, von Braun had held a keen interest in space flight, becoming involved in the German rocket society, Verein fur Raumschiffarht (VfR), as early as 1929. As a means of furthering his desire to build large and capable rockets, in 1932 he went to work for the German army to develop ballistic missiles. While engaged in this work, on 27 July 1934, von Braun received a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Berlin.
Von Braun is well known as the leader of what has been called the "rocket
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Wernher von Braun
German-American aerospace engineer (1912–1977)
In this German name, the surname is Freiherr von Braun, not Braun.
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| Born | Wernher Magnus Maximilian, Freiherr von Braun (1912-03-23)23 March 1912 Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia, German Empire |
| Died | 16 June 1977(1977-06-16) (aged 65) Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. |
| Burial place | Ivy Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, Virginia[1] |
| Nationality | German |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Education | |
| Occupation(s) | Rocket engineer and designer, aerospace project manager |
| Known for | NASA engineering program manager; chief architect of the ApolloSaturn V rocket; development of the V-2 rocket for Nazi Germany |
| Political party | Nazi Party (1937–1945) |
| Spouse | Maria Luise von Quistorp (m. 1947) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parents | |
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| Awards | |
| Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
| Service / branch | Allgemeine SS |
| Years of service | 1937–1945 |
| Rank | SS-Sturmbannführer (major) |
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