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von Braun

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von Braun [vɒn ˈbraʊn fɒn]
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(Biographies / von Braun, Wernher (1912-1977) M, USnational of birth: German, TECHNOLOGY: engineer) 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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Noun1.von Braun - United States rocket engineer (born in Germany where he designed a missile used against England); he led the United States Army team that put the first American satellite into space (1912-1977)
Wernher Magnus Maximilian von Braun, Wernher von Braun, Braun
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Von Braun surrendered to American forces shortly before World War II ended, subsequently moving to the United States to assist scientific efforts there.
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