Wernher von Braun—more than any other scientist—brought us into the space age.¹ Von Braun laid the foundation for cell phones, satellite radio, the Internet, GPS, and Doppler radar. His later career reads like a history of the American space program,² and it was undergirded by a firm belief in the Creator God of the Bible.

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Michael Idvorsky Pupin (1858–1935) was a leading American researcher who made many scientific advances, including development of the fluoroscope and an electrical transmission system for long-distance telephone communication.¹ A physics professor at Columbia University for 40 years, Pupin’s many discoveries resulted in devices widely used today.

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