Theodore von Kármán

Theodore von Kármán

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Preşedintele Kennedy acordând un premiul lui Theodore von Kármán

Theodore von Kármán (numele original maghiar: Szőllőskislaki Kármán Tódor) (11 mai 1881 – 7 mai 1963) a fost un inginer maghiaro-american și fizician, care a lucrat în domeniul aeronauticii și astronauticii.

Contribuții

• ecuația Föppl–von Kármán
• ecuația Falkowich-Kármán
• constanta Kármán
• linia Kármán
• ogiva Kármán

Lucrări selectate

• Aerodynamics - Selected Topics in the Light of their Historical Development, Cornell University Press, Ithaca, 1954
• Collected Works, (4 Volumes), Von Karman Institute, Rhode St. Genese, 1975 (limited edition book); also Butterworth Scientific Publ., London 1956. Many papers from volumes 1 and 2 are in German.
• From Low Speed Aerodynamics to Astronautics, Pergamon Press, London, 1961
• The Wind and Beyond - Theodore von Kármán Pioneer in Aviation and Pathfinder in Space, Little Brown, 1967 (with L. Edson)
• Mathematical Methods in Engineering, McGraw Hill, 1944 (with M. A. Biot)

Legături externe

• Theodore von Kármán - School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of St. Andrews, Scotland
• Profile of von Kármán - NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
• Research institute founded by and later named for von Kármán
• Brief biography
• Gravesite of von Kármán