!!!Oberth, Hermann Oberth, Hermann, b. Sibiu, Romania (then Hermannstadt), June 25, 1894, d. Nuremberg (Germany), Dec. 29, 1989, pioneer of space flight. From 1910 worked on jet propulsion and during World War II on the construction of remote-control rockets; 1955-1958 in the USA. !Works Die Rakete zu den Planetenraeumen, 1923; Menschen im Weltraum, 1954. !Literature H. Barth, H. O. "Vater der Raumfahrt", 1991. %%language [Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Oberth,_Hermann|class='wikipage austrian'] %% [{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}] [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]