S3E9: Wernher von Braun

About this episode

This episode explores Wernher von Braun's role in Nazi Germany and his complex legacy as a scientist.

This episode we dive into the ins and outs of Wernher von Braun’s wartime credentials, before the Americans would be faced with the decision of whether or not his file needed a paperclip to begin with. (It did!) Contrasting heavily from last episode’s Klaus Fuchs, we look at someone whose humanity always came second to his ambition as a scientist in Nazi Germany, and contextualise his role into the broader scope of the Nazi concentration camp system. Who were some of the more sinister charact...

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Hosts: Pip Roper, Jonny Whitlam

Topics covered

• Wernher von Braun
• Nazi Germany
• scientific ambition
• wartime credentials
• concentration camps

Keywords

• Wernher von Braun
• Nazi Germany
• Klaus Fuchs
• scientist
• concentration camps
• wartime credentials
• ambition

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Organizations: Nazi Germany

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