“Scientists are pretty much jerks.”
I thought that Werner Von Braun was pretty cool,once you got past that little London thing.
You are certainly correct. (And, like the old saying goes, this discussion ain't rocket science...oh, wait a minute, yes it is!)
It seems that WVB's ultimate fate could have gone either way, based on where the "V" was. The Saturn "V" rockets rose to the heavens, but the "V-2" rockets could have sent him to a very warm place, where "global warming" will seem like a picnic! :-)