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# Wernher von Braun

(1912–1977)   Physicist

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Wernher von Braun was a physicist, best known for *History of rocketry & space travel*.

## Quick Facts About Wernher von Braun

Born March 23, 1912

Died June 16, 1977

Profession Physicist

Notable works History of rocketry & space travel

## About Wernher von Braun

Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun was a German American aerospace engineer and space architect. He became a member of the Nazi Party and then the Allgemeine SS to support his rocket work. He led the development of rocket technology in Nazi Germany, and later of rocket and space technology in the US.

##  Quotes by Wernher von Braun · Page 2

> [My experiences with science led me to God. They challenge science to prove the existence of God. But must we really light…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wernher-von-braun/my-experiences-with-science-led-me-to-god-they-challenge-science-to/)

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> [Everybody knows what the moon is, everybody knows what this decade is, and everybody can tell a live astronaut who returned from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wernher-von-braun/everybody-knows-what-the-moon-is-everybody-knows-what-this-decade-is/)

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> [The greatest gain from space travel consists in the extension of our knowledge. In a hundred years this newly won knowledge will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wernher-von-braun/the-greatest-gain-from-space-travel-consists-in-the-extension-of-our/)

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> [Conquering the universe one has to solve two problems: gravity and red tape. We could have mastered gravity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wernher-von-braun/conquering-the-universe-one-has-to-solve-two-problems-gravity-and-red/)

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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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wernher-von-braun/science-does-not-have-a-moral-dimension-it-is-like-a-knife-if-you/)

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> [Don't tell me that man doesn't belong out there. Man belongs wherever he wants to go - and he'll do plenty well…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wernher-von-braun/don-t-tell-me-that-man-doesn-t-belong-out-there-man-belongs-wherever/)

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> [What we will have attained when Neil Armstrong steps down upon the moon is a completely new step in the evolution of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wernher-von-braun/what-we-will-have-attained-when-neil-armstrong-steps-down-upon-the/)

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> [If we were to start today on an organized and well-supported space program I believe a practical passenger rocket can be built…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wernher-von-braun/if-we-were-to-start-today-on-an-organized-and-well-supported-space/)

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> [I only hope that we shall not wait to adopt the program until after our astronomers have reported a new and unsuspected…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wernher-von-braun/i-only-hope-that-we-shall-not-wait-to-adopt-the-program-until-after/)

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> [I believe that the time has arrived for medical investigation of the problems of manned rocket flight, for it will not be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wernher-von-braun/i-believe-that-the-time-has-arrived-for-medical-investigation-of-the/)

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> [Science and religion are not antagonists. On the contrary, they are sisters. While science tries to learn more about the creation, religion…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wernher-von-braun/science-and-religion-are-not-antagonists-on-the-contrary-they-are/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wernher-von-braun/i-find-it-as-difficult-to-understand-a-scientist-who-does-not/)

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> [“Your wife knew when she married you that you were also married to the sky, as men were married to the sea…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wernher-von-braun/your-wife-knew-when-she-married-you-that-you-were-also-married-to-the/)

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> [With our present knowledge, we can respond to the challenge of stellar space flight solely with intellectual concepts and purely hypothetical analysis.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wernher-von-braun/with-our-present-knowledge-we-can-respond-to-the-challenge-of-stellar/)

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> [Nature does not know extinction; all it knows is transformation. ... Everything science has taught me-and continues to teach me-strengthens my belief…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wernher-von-braun/nature-does-not-know-extinction-all-it-knows-is-transformation/)

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> [For my confirmation, I didn't get a watch and my first pair of long pants, like most Lutheran boys. I got a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wernher-von-braun/for-my-confirmation-i-didn-t-get-a-watch-and-my-first-pair-of-long/)

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> [If we continue at this leisurly pace, we will have to pass Russian customs when we land on the moon.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wernher-von-braun/if-we-continue-at-this-leisurly-pace-we-will-have-to-pass-russian/)

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