Herbert George Wells
Herbert George “H.G.” Wells was born on September 21, 1866, in Bromley, England He received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of London in 1890, but he was, […]
James E. Webb
James Webb was born on October 7, 1906, in Tally Ho, Granville County, North Carolina. His father was superintendent of schools in Granville County for 26 years. He received a […]
Joseph A. Walker
Joseph A. Walker was born February 20, 1921, in Washington, Pennsylvania. The son of a farmer, Joseph graduated from Trinity High School in 1938, then attended Washington and Jefferson College […]
Guido von Pirquet
Identified the most efficient trajectories for inter-planetary travel. Baron Guido von Pirquet, an Austrian pioneer of astronautics, was born in Hirschstetten Castle near Vienna on March 30, 1880. The son […]
Theodore von Kármán
The ‘Father of Supersonic Flight,’ he made fundamental contributions to the theory and practice of aerodynamics. Theodore von Kármán was born on May 11, 1881, into a prosperous German-speaking family […]
Franz von Hoefft
Co-founded Europe’s first space-related group. Franz Oskar Leo Elder von Hoefft was born in Vienna, Austria on April 5, 1882. He attended the lower Gymnasium and Oberrealschule (high school) in […]
Wernher von Braun
Developed the V-2, Redstone, and Saturn rockets. Wernher von Braun was born in Wirsitz, Germany, (now Wyrzysk, Poland) on March 23, 1912. His father, Baron Magnus von Braun, was Minister […]
Jules Gabriel Verne
Jules Gabriel Verne was born on February 8, 1828, in Nantes, France. In 1847, he was sent to Paris to begin his studies in law school, graduating four years later. […]
Rodolfo Neri Vela
Rodolfo Neri Vela was born in Chilpancingo, in the state of Guerrero, Mexico on February 19, 1952. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electronic/Mechanical Engineering, with specialization in […]
James A. Van Allen
James A. Van Allen was born in Mount Pleasant, Iowa on September 7, 1914. He was valedictorian of his Mount Pleasant Public High School class in 1931 and graduated from […]