(1912–77), German-born American rocket engineer; full name Wernher Magnus Maximilian von Braun. Braun led development on the V-2 rockets used by Germany in the Second World War. After the war he moved to the US, where he pioneered the work which resulted in the US space programme.
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(1912–77), US rocket engineer; born in Germany; full name Wernher Magnus Maximilian von Braun. He led the development of the V-2 rockets used by Germany during World War II. After the war, he moved to the US, where he worked in the US space program.