#BCC338 - Fernando de Mendonça: o gênio brasileiro que o Brasil não conhece

In honor of Science and Brazilian Researcher Day, celebrated on the 8th, Brasil com Ciência (Brazil with Science) conducts a special interview with one of the greatest names in Brazilian science, the founder of INPE (National Institute for Space Research), Fernando de Mendonça. At 101 years old, the man who was also a pilot in the American navy during World War II and the first executive director of CNEN (National Nuclear Energy Commission) spoke about his career, his relationship with Brazilian science, and his friendship with the German genius Wernher von Braun.