Willy Ley
Physicist, Author
1906 – 1969
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Who was Willy Ley?
Willy Ley was a German-American science writer, spaceflight advocate, and historian of science who helped popularize rocketry, spaceflight, and natural history in both Germany and the United States. The crater Ley on the far side of the Moon is named in his honor.
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- Born
- Oct 2, 1906
Berlin - Also known as
- Robert Wiley
- Willy Otto Oskar Ley
- Parents
- Spouses
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Germany
- Profession
- Education
- Humboldt University of Berlin
- Died
- Jun 24, 1969
Jackson Heights
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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