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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.
Mar 29, 2024 · Dec. 29, 1989, Nürnberg, W.Ger. (aged 95) Subjects Of Study: 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.
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Mar 5, 2013 · War years. Oberth became a German citizen in 1940. During World War II, Oberth joined his former student, von Braun, in developing the V-2 rocket for Germany. The 27,000-pound (12,250...
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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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.
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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. Quotation: "To make available for life every place where life is possible.
Jun 27, 2018 · In 1918 he submitted a proposal to the German Ministry of Armament for a long-range rocket that could be used as a weapon. Powered by ethyl alcohol, water, and liquid air, the rocket was larger and less complicated than the V-2 missile, which Oberth later developed with engineer Wernher von Braun (1912–1977; see entry).
