von Braun

American

[von broun, fuhn broun] / vɒn ˈbraʊn, fən ˈbraʊn /

noun

Braun, Wernher von.

von Braun British

/ vɒn ˈbraʊn, fɒn /

noun

Wernher (ˈvɛrnər). 1912–77, US rocket engineer, born in Germany, where he designed the V-2 missile used in World War II. In the US he worked on the Apollo project

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“There’s that pivotal moment in Season 1 when she does not understand how Wernher von Braun could have chosen his work over human lives,” Schmidt says of Margo.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2023

In his time, von Braun was a giant.

From Slate • Aug. 1, 2023

Elon Musk is the most morally dubious rocket pioneer since Wernher von Braun.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2023

“That alone is a big problem because Russian intelligence focuses on human sources,” von Braun said.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 25, 2022

I carried the von Braun photo and letter to school the first day back after Christmas.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

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