Essays on Von Braun

The case of the von Braun team of German rocket scientists who came to the United States at the end of World War II illuminates the idea of administrative evil. It is incredible that half of the team were individuals who were Nazis in Germany. Individual who were at the core of the United States space missions in the 1960s had ties to the evil Nazi regime. One of the core members of the von Braun team was a key decision maker at the Mittel Dora slave labor concentration camp. The text notes that about a dozen of individuals ...

Abstract

The article by Lobell and his associates focuses on the investments that are made to ensure food security due to the threat of global warming. Moreover, the projections about the climate of the world in 2030 are taken into consideration. The needed adaptations are discussed in the course of the writing to shed light on the importance of taking action with utmost immediacy. The article by Schmidhuber and Tubiello goes on to delve deep into the four main factors (availability, stability, utilization, and access) that are associated with food security. There is a qualitative discussion of the negative impact ...

The Cold War: Space Race

Introduction The final frontier in the exploration of man during the 20th century was space. For decades, the man had been intrigued by the vastness and the boundlessness of his surroundings. The untapped cradle that formed the home to the planet remained a mystery to man. It was this fascination that created the basis for space exploration even as the man struggled to understand not only his surroundings but also his existence. The desire to understand space created the much needed scientific and technological advancement of humanity. In an effort to understand and conquer space, the man helped advance ...