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Theodore von Kármán
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Hungarian-American mathematician, aerospace engineer and physicist (1881–1963)
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1881-05-11 ) May 11, 1881, Budapest , Austria-Hungary
- Died
- May 6, 1963 (1963-05-06) (aged 81), Aachen , West Germany
- Resting place
- Hollywood Forever Cemetery , Hollywood, California U.S.
- Citizenship
- Hungary United States
- Alma mater
- Budapest University of Technology and Economics University of Göttingen
- Known for
- See list Kármán vortex street von Kármán constant von Kármán swirling flow von Kármán momentum integral Kármán–Moore theory Kármán–Moore solution Kármán line Kármán–Howarth equation Law of the wall Supersonic and hypersonic airflow characterization
- Awards
- ASME Medal (1941) John Fritz Medal (1948) Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy (1954) Daniel Guggenheim Medal (1955) Timoshenko Medal (1958) National Medal of Science (1962) Wilhelm Exner Medal (1962) Foreign Member of the Royal Society
- Fields
- Aerospace engineering
- Institutions
- University of Göttingen RWTH Aachen California Institute of Technology von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics
- Thesis
- Investigations on buckling strength (1908)
- Doctoral advisor
- Ludwig Prandtl
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Part of
- United States
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- German Empire
- Place of birth
- Budapest
- Place of death
- Aachen
- Occupation
- aerospace engineer
- Position held
- director
- Educated at
- University of Göttingen
- Employer
- University of Göttingen
- Languages spoken
- German
- Native language
- Hungarian
- Notable work
- Kármán vortex street
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Doctoral advisor
- Ludwig Prandtl
- Field of work
- aeronautical engineering
- Conflict
- World War I
- Image
- Theodor von Kármán sketch 1931.png
- Work location
- Aachen
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- Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei
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- Theodore von Kármán
- date of birth
- 1881-05-11
- date of death
- 1963-05-07
- Erdős number
- 4
- name in native language
- Tódor Kármán
- student
- Qian Xuesen
- different from
- Charles Kaman
- P8168
- Wayne County
- birth name
- Kármán Tivadar Mihály
- place of burial
- Hollywood Forever Cemetery
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Encyclopedic overview
Theodore von Kármán (Hungarian: (szőllőskislaki) Kármán Tódor [(søːløːʃkiʃlɒki) ˈkaːrmaːn ˈtoːdor], 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. The defined threshold of outer space is named the "Kármán line" in recognition of his work. Kármán is regarded as an outstanding aerodynamic theoretician of the 20th century.
Early life
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