Wernher von Braun

Rockets Rockets are tall thin vehicles that are equipped with an engine. A rocket engine functions by burning fuel. Rockets turn the fuel into hot gas, pushing the gas out of its back, making the rocket move forward. Robert Hutchings Goddard is deemed the father of rocket science. Many have contributed to the develop ment of rockets, but the studies of a certain few have been recognized and had an impact on the world of rockets. Russian Konstantin E. Tsiolkovsky published Rocket…

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…

In 1983, Philip Kaufman directed a unique film that encompassed the culture of America’s ambition to push the limits. The Right Stuff is a dramatic film that covers the historic events of the space race in the 1960’s. The film begins in a bar, where Chuck Yeager, a celebrated war veteran, steps through the door and approaches the bartender to order a drink. He overhears a conversation about test pilots attempting to break the sound barrier and, thirsty for glory, he signs himself up. The…

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…

Working and Living in Space Issues Assignment Resources SACE Task Sheet + Rubric Non SACE Task Sheet + Rubric Source Analysis Checklist Yes/No Source Analysis of 3 sources NO Source Analysis word count NO Essay or negotiated format YES Word Count of essay (no greater than 750 words) 17 words to many Checked grammar with paper rater or grammarly? yes Pictures, diagrams, tables, charts, equations or other text supports NO in-text referencing (Harvard) YES reference list (in alphabetical order)…

Congreve's rocket have appeared in historical literature in the song “Star spangled banner” These rockets he built are ancient compared to the one we have now a days. Bwhen rockets were put to the test, a lot of people proved that the rocket didn’t work. But congreve responded by taking out both indian and british helpful hints to the rocket system but he did it in secret which mean without their knowledge. So there helpful hints he got the credit for. In 1804 Congreve was studying old rockets.…

The liquid fuel rocket was first created by Robert Goddard in 1926 in Auburn, Massachusetts. The idea for this invention cam from Robert Goddard being home schooled, and since he got a lot of free time he put that into exploring, experimenting, and wanting to explore space. To make the liquid fuel rocket first Goddard had to apply the scientific principle of the requirement of oxygen in space to create an explosion, making the need for more storage space for oxygen. Needing refrigeration to cool…

Depictions of sexuality is a key element that intersect in the format of both Ali, Fear Eats the Soul (1974) and Maedchen in Uniform (1931). While the films are released over 40 years apart, both these films depict sexuality and explore sexual taboos in Germany. Ali, Fear Eats the Soul, directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, is a tale of interracial love and explores the impact of racism on human relationships. Leontine Sagan’s Maedchen in Uniform contains themes of lesbian relationships and…

Adolf Hitler was considered to be a totalitarian ruler. Totalitarianism is a type of leadership in government who has absolute control by the state or a governing branch of a highly centralized institution. They are generally an authoritarian individual, group, or form of government. It was shown through Hitler’s historical background and the effects of the Treaty of Versailles leading up to his rule. Followed by Hitler’s rise to power due to the Reichstag and the Munich Putsch beginning his…

The Weimar Republic was created to end World War 1 because the Allie’s would have never agreed to sign a peace treaty with the Monarch that rules Germany at the time. It was the first time that Germany was never ruled by a democratic government until now and the situation that the Weimar Republic was formed under made it an uneasy system. People sometimes think that the reason the Weimar Republic fell was because of Hitler and the Nazi party however it was just a simple matter of…