Ernst Stuhlinger

German rocket scientist (1913-2008).

Born December 19th, 1913 in Creglingen.

Died May 25th, 2008 at 94 years old in Huntsville. [ref]

Occupations
aerospace engineer, electrotechnician, engineer, military flight engineer, nuclear physicist, physicist, university teacher
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel