Magnus von Braun | |
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![]() Magnus (second from right) and his brother Wernher (center) | |
Born | Greifswald, Germany | 10 May 1919
Died | 21 June 2003 Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.A. | (aged 84)
Alma mater | Technische Universität München |
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Children | 3 |
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Scientific career | |
Fields | Aerospace engineering, chemistry |
Academic advisors | Hans Fischer |
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Braun, Magnus Freiherr von (1965). Weg durch vier Zeitepochen (Way through four time periods) (in German). Starke: Limburg an der Lahn.[1] |
Magnus "Mac" Freiherr von Braun (10 May 1919 – 21 June 2003) was a German chemical engineer, Luftwaffe aviator, rocket scientist and business executive. In his 20s, he worked on Nazi Germany’s guided missile development and production at the Peenemünde Army Research Center and the Mittelwerk from 1943-1945.
At age 26, he emigrated to the United States via Operation Paperclip, where he worked for some years at Fort Bliss. In 1955 he began a new career as a senior executive with Chrysler's missile division, later moving to automotive products. He retired to Arizona in 1975, where he died in 2003. He was the younger brother of Sigismund and Wernher von Braun.
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