Wernher von Braun was born in Germany in 1912. He was actually a descendant of kings of France, Denmark, Scotland, and England. At a young age, he figured out that he wanted to be a rocket scientist when he grew up so he joined a premature group of scientists. Eventually, he became the “chief designer” …
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Science Lesson #75 (Mistake Essay): Gus Grissom
Essay Revision: https://essaybank.home.blog/2020/12/22/wernher-von-braun/ What interested you about him (Grissom)? What adventure would you like to go on? What problems do you anticipate? How can you solve them? I looked up the first person to travel into space from my home state, Indiana, and it turned out he was Gus Grissom. He was pilot of the …
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History Lesson #70
Elevator Elisha Otis invented the safety elevator while working at a factory and needing to get wood scraps to the top of it. Look at the picture above. It is Elisha Otis’ original patent for the elevator, plus a few marks I added to it to help you understand it a little better. The safety …