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Theodore von Kármán

Theodore von Kármán
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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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Who was born first?

Timeline

  1. Clinton DavissonOctober 22, 1881 – February 1, 1958
  2. Irving LangmuirJanuary 31, 1881 – August 16, 1957
  3. Lewis Fry RichardsonOctober 11, 1881 – September 30, 1953
  4. Luitzen Egbertus Jan BrouwerFebruary 27, 1881 – December 2, 1966
  5. Theodore von Kármán (this page)May 11, 1881 – May 7, 1963
  6. Walter Rudolf HessMarch 17, 1881 – August 12, 1973

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