The Invention Of Magnus Von Braun

World War One, one of the most deadliest wars in history, caused massive damage to countries in Europe. During World War One, the technology advanced, with many creations were created, that caused a high amount of death and destruction. The U-Boat, also known as a submarine, is a underwater boat that the Germans used during World War One. The Tank was developed in World War One to help make crossing no man’s land easier. Poison gas was used in World War One as a new tactic to kill people in the trenches

In the early 20th century new technologies like the airplane, electric grids, and automobiles made the World start to think they could achieve the impossible. A new idea was to use rockets, previously used in ground warfare, to send objects into space. Tsiolkovsky, Goddard, and Oberth grandfathered the idea of rocketry and illustrated the possibilities of rocketry in the modern world. The ideas the scientists argued did not get much attention until the Second World War. With the German V2 rocket program, the world discovered the militaristic

The 1920s was an amazing time for America’s economy, especially in science and industrial developments. Scientific ideas and developments in the 19th century brought the opportunity for American advancements that are now seen today. These new inventions and scientific processes not only sets up America for success, but also the success for other countries. After the Great War, America wanted to go back to the idea “normalcy” but really America was changing, and they didn’t even know it.

In Tom Lehrer’s 1967 released song ‘Wernher von Braun,’ there is a lot of context behind the lyrics that many first time viewers and the newer generation may not fully understand without explanation. Wernher von Braun was a German engineer who worked on rocket technology during and after World War II first for Germany and then the United States (Biography Editors). When he was in Germany, he was the main developer in creating the V2 rocket that were fired at Britain where 2,754 were killed while an estimated 6,000 were injured in 1944 (Chris Trueman). As WWII was coming to an end, Braun was informed that Adolf Hitler ordered that him and his team of scientist to be executed to prevent from being captured, but Braun instead surrendered to the United States allies in 1945 (United States History). His time in the United States included becoming technical director of the U.S. Army Ordnance Guided Missile Project in Alabama and in November of 1967, he debuted the Saturn V which was twice as big as the Saturn I (Wernher von Braun). Just before Christmas of 1968, Braun launched Apollo 8, the world's first spacecraft to travel to the moon (Wernher von Braun)

In 1936, Hitler’s army moved to weaken Rhineland, while Von Braun was busy with his plans for the more complex A-3, and the A-4 Rocket which were so massive that new launch facilities had to be developed in Peenemunde. “The army wanted a rocket that could travel 160 miles bearing a one-ton warhead, which would land within half a mile of the target” (Cadbury 9-10). Von Braun found this to be the perfect opportunity to build “the largest and most powerful rocket ever created. “‘We were only interested in one thing – the exploration of space,’ he claimed later. ‘Our main concern was how to get the most out of the Golden Calf’” (Cadbury 10). The creation of the A-4 rocket was slow at first, major innovations were introduced by Von Braun’s team. Dr. Walter Thiel, designed the engine “to incorporate several new features that would enable it to achieve more thrust” (Cadbury 10). The fuel was injected into the engine combustion chamber as a fine spray, which allowed it to mix better with the liquid oxygen. This improved

Einstein sent a letter to the President of the United States during WWII, detailing how uranium could be used in the war. He details of a radioactive chain reaction that could be used in bombs. In the letter though, he takes responsibility for mishaps and if the bombs do not even work.

Albert Einstein knew that this could be possible and knew that German scientists had started on experimenting with the newly found chain reaction in Uranium ore. This shows that Einstein knew of the dangers of nuclear weapons in the near future and he openly wanted to help the United States succeed in liberation of the Nazi troops in Europe. Einstein highly recommended Roosevelt to speed up the experimentation of nuclear. This proves that without the knowledge of Einstein, Germany would surpass the United States in technological warfare. Roosevelt did not want to fall behind Germany and be

In 1936, Hitler’s army moved to weaken Rhineland, while Von Braun was busy with his plans for the more complex A-3, and the A-4 Rocket which were so massive that new launch facilities had to be developed in Peenemunde. “The army wanted a rocket that could travel 160 miles bearing a one-ton warhead, which would land within half a mile of the target” (Cadbury 9-10). Von Braun found this to be the perfect opportunity to build “the largest and most powerful rocket ever created. “‘We were only interested in one thing – the exploration of space,’ he claimed later. ‘Our main concern was how to get the most out of the Golden Calf’” (Cadbury 10). The creation of the A-4 rocket was slow at first, major innovations were introduced by Von Braun’s team. Dr. Walter Thiel, designed the engine “to incorporate several new features that would enable it to achieve more thrust” (Cadbury 10). The fuel was injected into the engine combustion chamber as a fine spray, which allowed it to mix better with the liquid oxygen. This improved

During the early 1940’s atomic science had just began to mature. Many people were exploring the powerful mystery of the atom. Two of those people were Eugene Booth and John Dunning, who, in 1941, synthesized uranium-235. Immense scientific growth followed their contribution, since it allowed for nuclear fission (Griffith). In the years following this discovery, nuclear science took a turn. Once only used as a constructive power source, atoms began being explored for their destructive power. In 1942 the United States government funded the Manhattan Project that sole goal was to develop a nuclear bomb. The initiator for this endeavor was surprisingly the famous scientist Albert Einstein. He wrote to Franklin D. Roosevelt , and tipped him off

What does the microwave, Penicillin, and the atomic bomb have in common? All these things and more came out of the invention period of World War Two. There were many advancements and inventions to come from World War Two, many of which are used in warfare today. Some are even used in common citizen life all over the world, whether it be the equipment, weaponry, or even medications. Many of the technological advancements of World War Two revolutionized our world as we know it today.

Historian Daniel Kevles called World War II the “Physicist’s War.” World War II represented the greatest expenditure on a physics program in history. It developed two main technologies: radar and the atomic

However, it also had detractors, there were people who believed that some of the scientists who had been imported into the United States were accomplices or had directly participated in crimes that made them unfit for US residence and citizenship. For example, it was said that von Braun himself must have been aware that thousands of forced laborers had been killed in the underground factory at Nördhausen where the V-2 rockets were being built. Another example was that of the scientist Georg Rickhey, who was transferred to the United States in the framework of Operation Paperclip and indicted for war crimes in 1947. He was curiously acquitted and returned to the US, to continue with his work for the government. Finally, the case of Hubertus Strughold, related through written tests with the terrible medical experiments of the Concentration Camp of Dachau, never faced charges. In despite of all these critiques, they were not sanctioned or taken away from their jobs to face justice, on the contrary they were awarded with responsibilities, for example, in 1960, the Rocket Development Center was transferred from the Army to NASA and there they were entrusted with the construction of the gigantic Saturn rockets. Von Braun became the director of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center and the main designer of Saturn V, which during the years 1969 and 1972 would take Americans to the Moon. This accomplishment made him worthy of the American indulgency and

The Space Race started in the middle of the 1950’s, and it was a technological race between Russia and the United States to get into space and land on the moon. Russia was the first to successfully launch a satellite and launch a human into space, but the United States was the first to successfully land a man on the moon. It impacted education because it made more people want to become engineers, so the education system had to add more courses about math and science. The space race was good for the economy because it created jobs in all sorts of fields including science and technology. Many people were focused on how we would respond to Russia because we are the world super power. The impact of the Space Race was the race to get into space

Klaus Fuchs' espionage case is one of the most intriguing in all of history, considering that it is the first major espionage case involving information concerning atomic bombs. One of the things that make this particular case distinguishable from others is the fact that Fuchs operated as a spy consequent to the Second World War. It is only safe to say that he played an active role in making the Cold War happen. Fuchs was a theoretical physicist and his ingenuity made it possible for him to get involved in significant operations such as the Manhattan Project and the development of the hydrogen bomb. Fuchs' Communist convictions influenced him to provide the Soviet Union with information that proved to be essential when considering the Cold War context.

Von Braun the leader of the scientists had discussed with the other chief designers about the possibility of surrendering to the Americans. Cadbury states that the German scientists decided that the best solution would be to go to the Americans because they had the capabilities of creating a functional space program (14). In order to achieve this they would have to be very careful not to get caught because if they were it would be considered treason and they would be executed by the government. A few months before the war ended the entire V2 experimental team and their research made the move from Peenemünde to Mittelwerk which was the production base for the V2 missile which was made with slave labor. At Mittelwerk the German scientists were “guarded” by the SS who had orders to shoot them rather than let them fall into enemy hands. The German scientists meanwhile made plans for their getaway by buying an abandoned mine in order to store the years of research that they had gained and also turned their guards away from their mission and had them become regular soldiers and surrender to the Americans alongside them. The U.S army and the Soviet intelligence agency NKVD had been tracking the rocketeers and had been trying to recruit them. On the second of May the German scientists finally encountered the Americans and they were all taken by the American Army into