Scientists Ludwig Prandtl, Qian Xuesen, and Theodore von Karman
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Title
Scientists Ludwig Prandtl, Qian Xuesen, and Theodore von Karman
Description
Ludwig Prandtl (German scientist), Tsien Hsue-sen (Chinese scientist), Theodore von Kármán (Hungarian-American scientist). Prandtl served for Germany; von Kármán and Tsien served for US Army; after 1956, Tsien served for China (Tsien was deported by US government to China in 1955). Notice that Tsien had US Army rank. Prandtl was doctoral advisor for von Kármán; von Kármán was doctoral advisor for Tsien.
Date
1945
Contributor
Atlas Xu
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Citation
“Scientists Ludwig Prandtl, Qian Xuesen, and Theodore von Karman,” American Catholic History Classroom, accessed December 22, 2024, https://cuomeka2.wrlc.org/items/show/1343.