Götz Heidelberg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Götz Heidelberg

German engineer

Date of Birth: 01-Mar-1923

Place of Birth: Bensberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Date of Death: 22-Apr-2017

Profession: engineer, entrepreneur, physicist, structural engineer

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Götz Heidelberg (1 March 1923 in Bergisch Gladbach-Bensberg near Cologne – 22 April 2017) was a German constructing engineer and entrepreneur known for the development of Maglev magnetic transportation systems. He implemented the first functional magnetic vehicle at 1:1 scale at a 600-meter long test track in Ottobrunn.
The 7-meter-long vehicle, weighing 6 tons, is now at the Deutsches Museum.