Hermann Oberth Quotes


I refrained from writing another one, thinking to myself: Never mind, I will prove that I am able to become a greater scientist than some of you, even without the title of doctor.


Citations

Walters, Helen B. Hermann Oberth: Father of Space Travel. Macmillan, 1962, p. 55.

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Hermann Oberth
Hermann Oberth
  • Born: June 25, 1894
  • Died: December 28, 1989
  • Nationality: German
  • Profession: Scientist

Hermann Julius Oberth was an Austro-Hungarian-born German physicist and engineer. He is considered one of the founding fathers of rocketry and astronautics, along with the French Robert Esnault-Pelterie, the Russian Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, and the American Robert Goddard.