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Hermann Julius Oberth ( German: [ˈhɛrman ˈjuːli̯ʊs ˈoːbɛrt]; 25 June 1894 – 28 December 1989) was an Austro-Hungarian -born German physicist and rocket pioneer of Transylvanian Saxon descent. [3] .
Mar 29, 2024 · space exploration. Hermann Oberth (born June 25, 1894, Nagyszeben, Austria-Hungary [now Sibiu, Rom.]—died Dec. 29, 1989, Nürnberg, W.Ger.) was a German scientist who is considered to be one of the founders of modern astronautics. The son of a prosperous physician, Oberth studied medicine in Munich, but his education was interrupted by ...
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Mar 5, 2013 · Space Exploration. Hermann Oberth: German Father of Rocketry. References. By Nola Taylor Tillman. published 5 March 2013. Hermann Oberth (center), was the mentor of Wernher von Braun...
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Jul 3, 2019 · Hermann Oberth (June 25, 1894, died December 29, 1989) was one of the foremost rocket theorists of the 20th century, responsible for the theories that govern the rockets that loft payloads and people to space. He was a visionary scientist inspired by science fiction.
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Jun 27, 2018 · Died December 29, 1989 (Nuremberg, West Germany) Austro-Hungarian-born German scientist. German scientist Hermann Oberth ranks with Russian aerospace engineer Konstantin Tsiolkovsky (1857–1935; see entry) and American physicist Robert Goddard (1882–1945; see entry) as one of the founders of space flight.
Hermann Julius Oberth. 1894–1989, born in Hermannstadt, Austria-Hungary. An ethnic German from Transylvania, Oberth came to his spaceflight and rocket insights before World War I. In 1923 he published the book, The Rocket into Interplanetary Space.
Biography. Hermann Oberth. Birth: June 25, 1894, in Sibiu, Romania, originally called Hermannstadt, Transylvania. Death: December 29, 1989. Profession(s): German physicist, mathematician. Publication: The Rocket into Planetary Space (1923) Remembered for: One of the fathers of rocketry and astronautics, along with Tsiolkovsky and Goddard.
