Hermann Oberth quotes

Hermann Oberth was a German scientist and one of the founding fathers of modern rocketry and astronautics. His pioneering research paved the way for space exploration and influenced generations of engineers and scientists. He made significant contributions to rocket technology and theoretical space travel. Here are 4 of his quotes:

Our educational system is like an automobile which has strong rear lights, brightly illuminating the past. But looking forward things are barely discernible.

Hermann Oberth

If there is a small rocket on top of a big one, and if the big one is jettisoned and the small one is ignited, then their speeds are added.

Hermann Oberth

I refrained from writing another one, thinking to myself: Never mind, I will prove that I am able to become a greater scientist than some of you, even without the title of doctor.

Hermann Oberth