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(2)In this summary you will learn
- Who Wernher von Braun was
- How he designed and built deadly V-2 rockets for Nazi Germany
- How he became America’s premier rocket scientist
- How he helped pioneer the U.S. space program
Why you should read Von Braun
When German rocket scientist Wernher von Braun came to the U.S. after World War II to build rockets for the Americans, he became famous as a brilliant visionary engineer, as a manager of complex technology projects and as a charismatic, handsome genius in his field. Walt Disney made memorable TV shows about von Braun’s contribution to science, and Collier’s magazine spotlighted him and his plans for manned spaceflights. Neither Disney nor Collier’s included details of von Braun’s past – and his Faustian bargain with the Nazis – but aeronautics historian Michael J. Neufeld’s biography covers it all. He captures von Braun’s entire story, from child prodigy obsessed with rockets to SS major developing deadly V-2 rockets for Germany to science celebrity living large in America. getAbstract recommends this book to anyone who wants to learn about von Braun’s remarkable intellectual gifts, his singular accomplishments, his Nazi past, his contributions to the U.S. space program and, due to his televised teaching, the country’s overall acceptance of the wonder of science.
About the Author
Historian Michael J. Neufeld chairs the Smithsonian Institution’s Space History Division. His book, The Rocket and the Reich: Peenemünde and the Coming of the Ballistic Missile Era, won two prestigious history awards.
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| Juan F O | 12. Januar 2012 |
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From the Von Broun quote: “Because my country found itself at war, I had the conviction that I did not have the right to bring further moral viewpoints to bear. My duty was to help win the war.”, it is clear that this man never really accepted the missery his country and his doings brough to the people of the world. For him to say that his country merely "found itself at war", as if to hopocritically imply that war was imposed on Germany rather than truly face the fact that his country actually brought/started the war, it is a measure of his degree of denial and a reflection of his role as an apologist for that racist nation. |
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