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Qian Xuesen
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Qian Xuesen was a Chinese aerospace engineer and cyberneticist who made significant contributions to the field of aerodynamics and established engineering cybernetics. He achieved recognition as one o
Qian in the early 1940s
Qian in the early 1940s
Qian's "general identification document" and "special identification document" issued by the US War Department, 1945
Qian's "general identification document" and "special identification document" issued by the US War Department, 1945
Left to right: Ludwig Prandtl, Qian Xuesen, Theodore von Kármán. Prandtl served Germany during World War II; von Kármán and Qian served the United Sta
Left to right: Ludwig Prandtl, Qian Xuesen, Theodore von Kármán. Prandtl served Germany during World War II; von Kármán and Qian served the United States; after 1955, Qian served China. Qian's overseas cap displays his temporary United States Army rank of colonel. Prandtl was von Kármán's doctoral adviser; von Kármán, in turn, was Qian's.
Qian at his deportation hearing, 1950. Others, from left, are Grant B. Cooper, Xuesen's attorney; a hearing reporter, Albert Del Guercio, examining of
Qian at his deportation hearing, 1950. Others, from left, are Grant B. Cooper, Xuesen's attorney; a hearing reporter, Albert Del Guercio, examining officer, and Ray Waddell, hearing officer.
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 charac
Qian Xuesen
…States in 1935 and attained a master's degree in aeronautical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1936. Afterward, he joined Theodore von Kármán's group at the California Institute of Technology in 1936, received a doctorate in aeronautics and mathematics there in 1939, and became an associate…
Von Kármán in 1957
Von Kármán in 1957
Von Kármán (center) during his work at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in 1940
Von Kármán (center) during his work at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in 1940
Theodore von Kármán, left, is joined by Air Force and NASA officials while inspecting two of the models used in the high velocity, high altitude wind
Theodore von Kármán, left, is joined by Air Force and NASA officials while inspecting two of the models used in the high velocity, high altitude wind tunnels at Arnold Air Force Base, 1959. The missiles are Agard-B and Atlas Series B.
Presentation of the National Medal of Science to Theodore von Kármán by President Kennedy.
Presentation of the National Medal of Science to Theodore von Kármán by President Kennedy.