It is ironic that the Nazis are now being portrayed as being in love with technology. There were many proficient German engineers, but they took orders from men who knew little and cared less for their work.
Believe it or not, but Hitler actually held off on okaying the V2 rocket because he was concerned it would create an ozone hole that would allow poisons from outer space to seep into the environment. He finally okayed it when he finally realized that everything was lost anyway.