Friedwardt Winterberg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Friedwardt Winterberg

German physicist

Date of Birth: 12-Jun-1929

Place of Birth: Berlin

Profession: physicist, university teacher

Nationality: United States, Germany

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Friedwardt Winterberg (born June 12, 1929) is a German-American theoretical physicist and research professor at the University of Nevada, Reno.
He is known for his research in areas spanning general relativity, Planck scale physics, nuclear fusion, and plasmas.
His work in nuclear rocket propulsion earned him the 1979 Hermann Oberth Gold Medal of the Wernher von Braun International Space Flight Foundation and a 1981 citation by the Nevada Legislature.
He is also an honorary member of the German Aerospace Society Lilienthal-Oberth.