von Braun

[ von broun; German fuhn broun ]

noun

1. Braun, Wernher von.

von Braun

/ vɒn ˈbraʊn; fɒn /

noun

1. von BraunWernher19121977MUSGermanTECHNOLOGY: 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

Example Sentences

“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

One of the earliest popularizations of orbiting space habitats and Mars colonies came from the engineer Wernher von Braun, whose personal history should make us cautious about space visionaries.

From Scientific American

These included people who had strong influence in the space program, including the Director of the Marshall Space Flight Center Wernher von Braun and the director of Project Apollo, Air Force General Sam Phillips.

From Scientific American

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

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Seattle Times