Oscar Holderer
German-American rocket scientist (1919-2015)
Oscar Holderer (November 4, 1919 – May 5, 2015) was an engineer who worked with Wernher von Braun in the United States and Germany beforehand. Holderer came to the United States as part of the second group of people brought from Germany during World War II as part of Operation Paperclip.[2]
Oscar Holderer | |
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Born | [1][2] | November 4, 1919
Died | May 5, 2015 Huntsville, Alabama, United States | (aged 95)
Nationality | German, American |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Aeronautics |
Institutions | Peenemünde Fort Bliss Redstone Arsenal Marshall Space Flight Center |
References
change- ↑ "America honors the last of the German rocketeers". Houston Chronicle. Newshouse News Service. January 31, 2008. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Roop, Lee (September 28, 2008). "'I just kept plugging away'". al.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2008. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
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