Wernher von Braun was born in Wirsitz, Germany, on March 23, 1912. Young von Braun took an interest in the science fiction of Jules Verne and H.G. Wells, but it wasn't until he read the writings of the father of German rocketry, Hermann Oberth, that he applied himself to physics and mathematics, subjects he had previously struggled with in school.
He enrolled at the Berlin Institute of Technology, where he would go on to earn a bachelor's degree in aeronautical engineering. As a student, he joined the German Society for Space Travel, and worked with Oberth on liquid-fuelled rocket tests. Von Braun went on to attend the University of Berlin, where he attained his doctorate in physics in 1934.
By that time, his group had successfully launched
He enrolled at the Berlin Institute of Technology, where he would go on to earn a bachelor's degree in aeronautical engineering. As a student, he joined the German Society for Space Travel, and worked with Oberth on liquid-fuelled rocket tests. Von Braun went on to attend the University of Berlin, where he attained his doctorate in physics in 1934.
By that time, his group had successfully launched