Theodore von Kármán
Hungarian-American mathematician, aerospace engineer and physicist (1881–1963) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Von Kármán" redirects here. For other uses, see Von Kármán (disambiguation).
The native form of this personal name is Kármán Tódor. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Theodore von Kármán (Hungarian: (szőllőskislaki) Kármán Tódor [(søːløːʃkiʃlɒki) ˈkaːrmaːn ˈtoːdor], born Tivadar Mihály Kármán, 11 May 1881 – 6 May 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 human-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.[3][4][5]
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