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  1. Wernher von Braun - Wikipedia

    Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun[1] (US: / ˈvɜːrnər vɒn ˈbraʊn / VUR-nər von BROWN; [4] German: [ˈvɛʁnheːɐ̯ fɔn ˈbʁaʊn]; 23 March 1912 – 16 June 1977) was a German …

  2. Wernher von Braun | Biography, Quotes, & Facts | Britannica

    Wernher von Braun (born March 23, 1912, Wirsitz, Germany [now Wyrzysk, Poland]—died June 16, 1977, Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.) was a German engineer who played a prominent role in …

  3. Wernher von Braun - New World Encyclopedia

    Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr [1] von Braun (March 23, 1912 - June 16, 1977) was one of the leading figures in the development of rocket technology in Germany and the United States.

  4. Wernher von Braun - Encyclopedia of Alabama

    Sep 10, 2025 · Wernher von Braun Wernher von Braun (1912-1977) was a German-born rocket engineer who headed up the U.S. space program in Huntsville, Madison County. He led the …

  5. Sputnik Biographies--Wernher von Braun (1912-1977) - NASA

    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.

  6. Wernher von Braun - Career, NASA & Family - Biography

    Apr 2, 2014 · 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 …

  7. Wernher von Braun - U-S-History.com

    Von Braun was later incarcerated by the SS and Gestapo for a crime against the state. His offense was entertaining “frivolous dreams” of rockets orbiting the Earth and possibly the …

  8. Wernher von Braun on Creation - Listen to Creation Moments

    4 days ago · Dr. Wernher von Braun was considered one of the 20th century's greatest scientists. After pioneering work in rocketry, von Braun developed the Saturn V rocket, which …

  9. The United States Army | Redstone Arsenal Historical Information

    Between 1932 and 1937, Von Braun was employed by the German Ordnance Department. He became technical director of the Peenemuende Rocket Center in 1937, where the V-2 rocket …

  10. Wernher von Braun - Simple English Wikipedia, the free …

    Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun (23 March 1912–16 June 1977) [3] was a German engineer and scientist. He worked as a rocket designer between the 1930s and …