Adolf Thiel

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Adolf Thiel

Engineering

#2065

World Rank

#2899

Historical Rank

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Adolf Thiel's Degrees

• Bachelors Mechanical Engineering Technical University of Berlin
• Masters Aerospace Engineering University of Stuttgart

Why Is Adolf Thiel Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Adolf Karl Thiel was an Austrian-born German expert in guided missiles during World War II, and later worked for the United States Army and TRW. Thiel had been an associate professor of engineering at the Institute of Technology in Darmstadt before joining Wernher von Braun's team at the Army Research Center Peenemünde, where he was involved in developing the V-2 rocket. By the end of the war, he was transferred to the United States by the US Army where he resumed his work with von Braun's group in Fort Bliss, Texas. During the nine years Thiel worked for the U.S. Army, he held positions at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico and at Huntsville, Alabama. He primarily supervised preliminary design of the Redstone missile and other short- and intermediate-range ballistic missile systems.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Adolf Thiel?

Adolf Thiel is affiliated with the following schools:

• Technische Universität Darmstadt
• University of Stuttgart
• Technical University of Berlin