History Memes

Nothing quite says "selective historical amnesia" like America's space program origins! Operation Paperclip was that awkward post-WWII moment when the US government was like "Your Nazi past? We'll just... paperclip that part of your resume and flip to the rocket science section." Werner von Braun went from developing V-2 rockets that terrorized London to being NASA's golden boy faster than you can say "convenient ethical oversight." The space race was apparently worth overlooking certain... employment history details. Just don't ask about those concentration camp prisoners who built the V-2s! That's the thing about scientific progress - sometimes it comes with uncomfortable footnotes they don't mention in the textbooks.

When your Nazi rocket scientist colleague gets all the glory while you've been quietly pioneering aerospace for decades... awkward! Operation Paperclip brought Werner von Braun (former Nazi rocket developer) to NASA after WWII, while Theodore von Kármán had been grinding away at JPL since 1930 without the questionable backstory. Nothing like that uncomfortable moment when your new coworker with a sketchy past gets the corner office. The ultimate scientific workplace drama - turns out rocket science isn't just about equations, it's also about who has the most explosive résumé!