English noun: Wernher Magnus Maximilian von Braun | |||
1. | Wernher Magnus Maximilian von Braun (person) United States rocket engineer (born in Germany where he designed a missile used against England); he led the United States Army team that put the first American satellite into space (1912-1977) | ||
Synonyms | Braun, von Braun, Wernher von Braun | ||
Instance hypernym | rocket engineer, rocket scientist | ||