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Karl-Hans Janke vs. Wernher von Braun

Found at things magazine: Karl-Hans Janke spent the final 40 years of his life in a psychiatric hospital, suffering from paranoia, schizophrenia, and possibly autism. His doctor noted the main symptom of his illness was "manic inventing". You have to see the catalogue of a show about his work to believe it - note that most of the German texts appear in English translation a few pages later (unfortunately, the quotes by Wernher von Braun - which make you question his sanity - aren't translated).

Posted on November 19, 2007 2:14 PM |

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András [TypeKey Profile Page]:

What is little known is that Wernher von Braun was actually "liberated" by the US, and made to work on the US rocket program. The moon landing was partly made possible by Nazi technology and expertise in the form of Mr. von Braun.

(This was quite typical, the US took the top brains, and the Soviets took everyone else...)

Posted by András [TypeKey Profile Page] | November 20, 2007 3:16 AM

Posted on November 20, 2007 03:16

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