Theodore von Kármán was arguably one of the greatest minds of the twentieth century. He was born on May 11, 1881 in Budapest, Hungary, and at an early age showed an aptitude for math and science. In 1908, he received a Ph.D. in engineering at the University of Göttingen in Germany. In March of that year, he saw an airplane for the first time Theodore von Kármán died in Aachen on 7 May 1963, four days before his 82nd birthday. He was a man of great intellectual power, a leader in many fields, especially aeronautical engineering, fluid mechanics, and solid mechanics. He was a vigorous proponent of international collaboration in science and a successful and much loved originator and Theodore von Kármán (Hungarian: (szÅllÅskislaki) Kármán Tódor [(søËløËÊkiÊlÉki) ËkaËrmaËn ËtoËdor], May 11, 1881 - May 6, 1963) was a Hungarian-American mathematician, aerospace engineer, and physicist who worked in aeronautics and astronautics.He was responsible for crucial advances in aerodynamics characterizing supersonic and hypersonic airflow. Theodore von Kármán (born May 11, 1881, Budapest, Hung.âdied May 6, 1963, Aachen, W.Ger.) was a Hungarian-born American research engineer best known for his pioneering work in the use of mathematics and the basic sciences in aeronautics and astronautics. His laboratory at the California Institute of Technology later became the National A popular, semi-autobiographical account of his life is The Wind and Beyond: Theodore von Kármán, Pioneer in Space by von Kármán with Lee Edson (New York, 1967); Hugh L. Dryden's, "Theodore von Kármán, May 11, 1881-May 7, 1963," National Academy of Sciences Biographical Memoirs, xxxviii (New York, 1965), pp. 345-384, considers in some ace wonders of today.His eye was. always on the future. To Dr. von Kar-man and to his close friend, the late Gen. H. H. "Hap" Arnold, goes the prime credit for the

research-and-evelopment orientation. of today's Air Force.In 1944, General Arnold, foreseeing the future sig-nificance of the airpower that had already helped de-cide World War II's Theodore von Karman was a third son, born to a middle-class Jewish family in Budapest on May 11, 1881. His father, Maurice von Karman, was a distinguished professor of philosophy and education at the Peter Pazmany University in Budapest. Theodore's mother, Helen, came from a long line of scholars and was herself a brilliant and cultured woman. S Goldstein, Theodore von Kármán, 1881-1963, Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society of London 12 (1966), 335-365. M H Gorn, The universal man : Theodore von Karman's life in aeronautics (Washington, 1992). D S Halacy, Jr, Father of Supersonic Flight: Theodor von Kármán (1965). T von Kármán and L Edson, The Wind and Beyond One of the most successful Hungarians abroad was Theodore von Kármán (1881-1963). Though he started his American career in the late 1920s, von Kármán was one of those whose excellence was nationally recognized by his contributions to the war effort. Indeed, many of the outstanding émigré professionals from Hungary attained their In 1938, Theodore von Kármán chaired the National Academy of Sciences committee, and in 1941, co-founded Aerojet General, to develop rocket engines for the U.S. military. In 1944, von Kármán and Malina played a key role in the creation of Caltech's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). The same year, Dr. von Kármán was chairman of the Army Theodore Von Karman was awarded the National Medal of Science for his leadership in the science and engineering basic to aeronautics; for his effective teaching and related contributions in many fields of mechanics, for his distinguished counsel to the Armed Services, and for his promoting international cooperation in science and engineering. In view of the earlier publication in this journal of a biography

of Theodore von Kármán by Sears & Sears (1979), which referred to his years in Germany at Göttingen (1908 to 1912) and Aachen (1912 to 1930) and at the Guggenheim Aeronautical Laboratory of the California Institute of Technology (GALCIT) from 1930 to 1952, we restrict our review here to his later years (from 1952 until Theodore von Kármán's Life in Aeronautics. Michael H. Gorn. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC, 1992. xiv, 202 pp. + plates. $24.95. Smithsonian History of Aviation Series. Work at AAAS; Prizes and Awards; HELP; FAQs; Access and Subscriptions; Order a Single Issue; Reprints and Permissions; TOC Alerts and RSS Feeds; Contact Us; Theodore von Kármán was a Hungarian-American mathematician, aerospace engineer and physicist who was active primarily in the fields of aeronautics and astronautics. He is responsible for many key advances in aerodynamics, notably his work on supersonic and hypersonic airflow characterization. He is regarded as the outstanding aerodynamic David B. Green. May 11, 1881, is the birthdate of Theodore von Kármán, the Budapest-born engineer whose ability to apply his theoretical genius to practical tasks made him the father of modern aerodynamics research, whose efforts were essential in the development of jet propulsion for missiles and airplanes. He was born Todor Kármán, with The History of JPL. The origins of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory date back to the 1930s, when Caltech professor Theodore von Kármán oversaw pioneering work in rocket propulsion. After unsuccessful and sometimes hazardous experiments, several graduate students led by Frank Malina, along with rocket enthusiasts from the Pasadena area, moved JPL's Theodore von Kármán Lecture Series, presented by the Communications and Education Directorate, aims to bring the excitement of JPL's missions, The Ocean Worlds Life Surveyor (OWLS) is an integrated, portable, and autonomous life-detection instrument suite

designed to identify and characterize life on ocean worlds. It's the Interview of John Heilbron by Theodore Von Karman on 1962 June 29, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, Von Karman: Of early life and family I can say a few words. I was born in Budapest in 1881. My father, Maurice von Karman, was professor at the University, for philosophy and pedagogies. when von Laue heard about Ewald's work on a crystal Engineering is "The systematic application of scientific knowledge in developing and applying technology." (AAAS 1989, p. 26) "Engineering involves the knowledge of the mathematical and natural sciences (biological and physical) gained by study, experience, and practice that are applied with judgment and creativity to develop ways to Undoubtedly, mentor plays a very important role in the growth of young scholars. Theodore von Kármán was a giant in aeronautical circles, regarded as the scientific genius of the aerospace era in the twentieth century. Qian Xuesen first met Kármán when he sought Kármán to inquire about graduate studies at Caltech.