Wernher von Braun
This celebrity goo was created by player Lori Lancaster.
Scott Hardie provided the source image, gooed image, and category, made minor changes to the clue provided by Lori, and wrote the explanation.
publication date: Friday, October 16, 2009 (part of Round XLI)
category: 
Inventions
clue: Building a car and composing music wasn't rocket science for this space cadet.
explanation: von Braun was a rocket scientist for Nazi Germany and NASA who was instrumental in the Apollo space program. In his youth, he built a car and composed music. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Denise Sawicki, Steve Dunn, Amy Austin, Ryan Dunn, Sarah Kyle, and Elaine Beckland
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