Philosopher: Von Braun

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Von Braun was an Engineer and a rocket expert who was born on 23rd March in Wirsitz, Germany. He received telescope by his mother at a young age, which developed the passion of astronomy in him. In 1925 Von lived with his family in Berlin, during the time Von was living in Berlin he began reading ‘ The Rocket into Interplanetary Space’ which motivated Von to study maths and science.

The passion for science made him the top student at school. In the late 1920s Von enrolled at the Berlin Institute of Technology and he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering. After finishing his bachelor’s degree he enrolled at the University of Berlin to study physics. While he was studying at university he conducted an in-depth research

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