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Wernher von Braun was born on 23 March 1912, in the small town of Wirsitz in the Province of Posen, Kingdom of Prussia, then German Empire and now Poland. [14]His father, Magnus Freiherr von Braun (1878–1972), was a civil servant and conservative politician; he served as Minister of Agriculture in the federal government during the Weimar Republic.
Magnus "Mac" Freiherr von Braun (10 May 1919 – 21 June 2003) was a German chemical engineer, Luftwaffe aviator, rocket scientist and business executive. In his 20s, he worked on Nazi Germany’s guided missile development and production at the Peenemünde Army Research Center and the Mittelwerk from 1943-1945.
Margrit Cecile von Braun was born on May 8, 1952, in Huntsville, Alabama, to Wernher von Braun and Maria Luise Von Quistorp. Von Braun was the middle child out of the three children of Wernher and Maria. She had an elder sister, Iris Careen (born December 1948), and a younger brother, Peter Constantine (born June 1960). [3] [4]
First Men to the Moon is a novella [1] by rocketry expert Wernher von Braun, [2] published in 1960. [3] [4] The book was designed and illustrated by Fred Freeman.[5] [6] Portions of the novella had previously been serialized in the American syndicated Sunday magazine supplement, This Week between 1958 and 1959.
Magnus von Braun was born at his family's manor of Neucken, an estate the von Brauns had owned since 1803, [5] near Preussisch Eylau (present-day Dubki in Bagrationovsky District, Russia) in East Prussia to Maximilian von Braun (1833 – 1918) and Eleonore (née von Gostkowski; 1842 – 1928).
The chemist Magnus von Braun, the youngest brother of Wernher von Braun, was employed in the attempted development at Peenemünde of anti-aircraft rockets. [2]: 66 These were never very successful as weapons during World War II. Their development as practical weapons took another decade of development in the United States and in the U.S.S.R.
Wernher von Braun (1912–1977) and his first cousin, Maria Luise von Quistorp [6] Charles Bulfinch (1763–1844), American architect, and his first cousin, Hannah Apthorp [7] C. George Cayley, British cricketer, and his first cousin, Catherine Louisa Worsley; Quintus Caecilius Metellus Celer and his first cousin, Clodia
Ernst Stuhlinger (December 19, 1913 – May 25, 2008) was a German-American atomic, electrical, and rocket scientist. After being brought to the United States as part of Operation Paperclip, he developed guidance systems with Wernher von Braun's team for the US Army, and later was a scientist with NASA.