That, and being responsible for hundreds of thousands of dead children.
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VonBraun was also famous for rockets, but was still, under it all, a fucking Nazi.
Nothing he did after being a Nazi made up for that.
VonBraun, unlike Musk, was also an actual rocket scientist.
The rare valid point. ;-)
Let's see what the great American magnates of the past are remembered for:
- Henry Ford was remembered for selling his cars at a low enough price and paying his workers a high enough wage that they could easily afford to buy the cars they made.
- Andrew Carnegie was known for paying for the construction of a library in every town.
- J. P. Morgan was known for bailing out the economy of New York using his personal wealth and influence when the Federal Reserve did not yet exist.
All these men were also known as ruthless barons of industry who stamped out those who opposed them without second thought, but at least they also did a fair bit of good to at least try to offset their ills. Elon is just openly a horrible person. History will not be kind to his memory.
Henry Ford is known for the production line, which is what made vehicles affordable.