Helmut Hoelzer

Updated: 09/15/2017 by Computer Hope
Helmut Hoelzer

Name: Helmut Hoelzer

Born: February 27, 1912, in Bad Liebenstein, Thüringen, German Empire

Death: October 12, 1996 (Age: 84)

Computer-related contributions

  • Nazi Germany V-2 rocket engineer.
  • Brought to the United States under Operation Paperclip.
  • Known for designing an electronic simulator for the V-2 rocket control system.
  • Built an analog computer to calculate and simulate V-2 rocket trajectories (1942).