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Rocket scientist

German rocket scientist known as the 'Father of Rocketry'. Wernher von Braun worked for Nazi Germany during World War II and continued his rocket research in the United States after the war, making significant contributions to human space exploration.

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“Basic research is what I am doing when I don't know what I am doing.”

“We can lick gravity, but sometimes the paperwork is overwhelming.”

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“There is just one thing I can promise you about the outer-space program - your tax-dollar will go further.”

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“It will free man from the remaining chains, the chains of gravity which still tie him to this planet.”

“I believe in an immortal soul. Science has proved that nothing disintegrates into nothingness. Life and soul, therefore, cannot disintegrate into nothingness, and so are immortal.”

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“I find it as difficult to understand a scientist who does not acknowledge the presence of a superior rationality behind the existence of the universe as it is to comprehend a theologian who would deny the advances of science.”

Source: The Voice of Dr. Wernher Von Braun: An Anthology

“The rocket worked perfectly, except for landing on the wrong planet.”

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“Crash programs fail because they are based on theory that, with nine women pregnant, you can get a baby in a month.”

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“Can a physicist visualize an electron? The electron is materially inconceivable and yet, it is so perfectly known through its effects that we use it to illuminate our cities, guide our airlines through the night skies and take the most accurate measurements. What strange rationale makes some physicists accept the inconceivable electrons as real while refusing to accept the reality of a Designer on the ground that they cannot conceive Him?”

“Nature does not know extinction; all it knows is transformation. ... Everything science has taught me-and continues to teach me-strengthens my belief in the continuity of our spiritual existence after death. Nothing disappears without a trace.”

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Book:The Voice of Dr. Wernher Von Braun: An Anthology

Source: The Voice of Dr. Wernher Von Braun: An Anthology

“My experiences with science led me to God. They challenge science to prove the existence of God. But must we really light a candle to see the sun?”

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“For me, the idea of a creation is not conceivable without invoking the necessity of design. One cannot be exposed to the law and order of the universe without concluding that there must be design and purpose behind it all.”

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“It is in scientific honesty that I endorse the presentation of alternative theories for the origin of the universe, life and man in the science classroom. It would be an error to overlook the possibility that the universe was planned rather than happening by chance.”

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“Science does not have a moral dimension. It is like a knife. If you give it to a surgeon or a murderer, each will use it differently.”

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“I'm convinced that before the year 2000 is over, the first child will have been born on the moon.”

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About the Author

Born: March 23, 1912
Died: June 16, 1977
Known for: Rocket scientist
Quotes: 57

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