Erik bergaust wernher von braun biography
Erik bergaust wernher von braun biography
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Wernher von Braun Biography
Born: March 23, 1912
Wirsitz, Germany
Died: June 16, 1977
Alexandria, Virginia
German-born American scientist
The German-born American space scientist Wernher von Braun, the "father of space travel," developed the first practical space rockets and launch vehicles.
His advancements were instrumental in space exploration and in putting the first men on the moon.
An inspired student
Born on March 23, 1912, in Wirsitz, Germany, Wernher von Braun's father, Baron Magnus von Braun, was a founder of the German Savings Bank, a member of the Weimar Republic Cabinet, and minister of agriculture.
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His mother, the former Emmy von Quistorp, a musician and amateur astronomer (one who studies the universe), was a strong influence on her son, especially after she gave her son a telescope as a present. Wernher spent his childhood in several German cities, as the family moved wherever Magnus was transferred.
At the French Gym