Ernst Stuhlinger
Ernst Stuhlinger (December 19, 1913 Niederrimbach, Germany – May 25, 2008) was a German-born American atomic, electrical, and rocket scientist. After being brought to the United States as part of Operation Paperclip, he developed guidance systems with Wernher von Braun's team for the US Army, and later was a scientist with NASA. He was also instrumental in the development of the ion engine for long-endurance space flight, and a wide variety of scientific experiments.
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| Birth date | December 19, 1913 |
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| Date of death | May 25, 2008 |
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External resources
- http://blog.al.com/breaking/2008/05/celestial_irony_between_mars_a.html
- http://history.nasa.gov/EP-107/contents.htm
- http://history.nasa.gov/bioso-s.html
- http://history.nasa.gov/monograph21.pdf
- http://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/space-flight/remembering-sputnik-ernst-stuhlinger
- http://spectrum.ieee.org/sep08/6798
- http://www.aiaa.org/portal/index.cfm?adview=12&tcspageid=1824&getcomm=60
- http://www.al.com/huntsvilletimes/stories/index.ssf?/base/news/121187973996030.xml&coll=1
- http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/S/Stuhlinger.html