Von Braun
by Michael J. Neufeld · first published 2007
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The first authoritative biography of Wernher von Braun, chief rocket engineer of the Third Reich—creator of the infamous V-2 rocket—who became one of the fathers of the U.S. space program. In this meticulously researched and vividly written life, Michael J. Neufeld gives us a man of profound moral complexities, glorified as a visionary and vilified as a war criminal, a man whose brilliance and charisma were coupled with an enormous and, some would say, blinding ambition. As one of the leading developers of rocket technology for the German army, von Braun yielded to pressure to join the Nazi
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on “Ask HN: Recommend a biography?” ↗…corner but he's come to realize that htey aren't and it doesn't matter because he can just make that same promise ove rand over and rubes fall for it time and time again. As for your point regarding Von Braun, I highly recommend this biography[0] of him if you haven't read it. It contains details about that episode of his life and many more fascinating ones. I'm glad that you chose to defend Von Braun in…
on “Artemis II crew see first glimpse of far side of Moon” ↗This is a review of a new biography of Werner Von Braun, Depravity’s Rainbow. by Lewis Bush. The article does not mention the previous big biography, Von Braun: Dreamer of Space, Engineer of War by Michael J Neufeld, from 2007. That book also takes a very…
on “The two faces of a wartime engineer: the controversial tale of Wernher von Braun” ↗