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Theodore von Kármán

Inventor · born May 11, 1881 · died 1963

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Theodore von Kármán 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.

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  1. ~21Became teacher1902
  2. ~27Became Privatdozent1908
  3. ~31Became university teacher1912
  4. ~68Became professor emeritus1949
  5. ~75Named honorary doctorate1956
  6. ~81Received the National Medal of Science1962

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