Ernst Stuhlinger, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ernst Stuhlinger

German rocket scientist

Date of Birth: 19-Dec-1913

Place of Birth: Creglingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Date of Death: 25-May-2008

Profession: engineer, physicist, university teacher, aerospace engineer, nuclear physicist

Nationality: United States, Germany

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Ernst Stuhlinger (December 19, 1913 Niederrimbach, Germany – May 25, 2008) was a German-American atomic, electrical, and rocket scientist.
After being brought to the United States as part of Operation Paperclip, he developed guidance systems with Wernher von Braun's team for the US Army, and later was a scientist with NASA.
He was also instrumental in the development of the ion engine for long-endurance space flight, and a wide variety of scientific experiments.