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Name: Wernher von Braun
Birth Date: March 23, 1912
Death Date: June 16, 1977
Place of Birth: Wirsitz, Germany
Place of Death: Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupations: scientist

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Biography of Wernher von Braun
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The son of a German nobleman and his wife, an amateur astronomer, von Braun was fascinated early on with astronomy and the idea of interplanetary travel. Upon graduating from high school, von Braun joined the Verein für Raumschiffahrt (Society for...
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Biography of Wernher von Braun
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The German-born American space scientist Wernher von Braun (1912-1977), the "father of space travel," developed the first practical space rockets and launch vehicles. Born March 23, 1912, in Wirsitz, Posen (Germany), his father, Baron Magnus von Braun,...


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Wernher von Braun ( 23 March 1912 – 16 June 1977 ) German scientist; one of the leading figures in the development of rocket technology in Germany and the United States. Contents 1 Sourced 2 Unsourced 3 About Wernher von Braun 4 External links //...


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Braun, Wernher Von (1912-1977) Summary
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German-born American aerospace engineer Wernher von Braun was the most famous rocket engineer of his time, noted promoter of space flight. Teams under his direction designed the V–2, Redstone, Jupiter, and Pershing missiles, as well as the...
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Wernher Magnus Maximilian Von Braun Summary
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1912-1977 German-American Rocket Engineer Wernher von Braun developed the world's first guided missiles for the German military during World War II. After the war, his rockets were used to launch America's first space probes, and he...
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Von Braun, Wernher Summary
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German-American Rocket Expert 1912-1977 Born in Wirsitz, Germany, on March 23, 1912, Wernher von Braun progressed from a student who failed mathematics and physics while spending too much time building his car to the world's foremost rocket...
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Von Braun, Wernher Summary
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Born March 23, 1912 (Wirsitz, Germany) Died June 16, 1977 (Alexandria, Virginia) German-born American rocket engineer Wernher von Braun was the most famous rocket engineer of the twentieth century. He began his career in Germany, where he developed the...
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Wernher von Braun Information
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Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr ('Baron')[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. The German scientist, who was pivotal in Germany's...


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A Russian Wernher Von Braun
01/23/1992: 888 words, approx. 3 pages
This week representatives of about 50 nations are meeting in Washington to discuss how to orchestrate humanitarian aid to the former Soviet Union - now the so-called Commonwealth of Independent States. In light of difficult economic conditions here at home, it is understandably...
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Dr. Space: The Life of Wernher von Braun
09/01/2006: 308 words, approx. 1 pages
Dr. Space: The Life of Wernher von Braun. Bob Ward. Naval Institute Press. 285 pages; black and white photographs; index; $29.95. You don't have to be a rocket scientist to enjoy Dr. Space, the biography of Wernher von Braun, the genius behind the...
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Renovated moon rocket unveiled in Ala.
1/31/2008: 530 words, approx. 2 pages
The renovated Saturn V rocket gleams like new, ready for its dedication. One would never know raccoons, birds and opossums were living in the 363-foot-long steel structure until recently.Once used for test firings at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, the rocket spent 35 years laying...
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Obituaries in the news
6/12/2007: 1,512 words, approx. 5 pages
Gilbert GudeWASHINGTON (AP) _ Gilbert Gude, a former Maryland Republican congressman and state lawmaker who championed environmental causes that included preserving the Potomac River, has died. He was 84.Gude died Thursday of congestive heart failure at Sibley Memorial Hospital, said Bill Grigg, who was an...
 


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