Scientists Ludwig Prandtl, Qian Xuesen, and Theodore von Karman
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Scientists Ludwig Prandtl, Qian Xuesen, and Theodore von Karman
Description
Left to right: Ludwig Prandtl (German scientist), Qian Xuesen (Chinese scientist), Theodore von Kármán (Hungarian-American scientist). Prandtl served for Germany; von Kármán and Qian served for US Army; after 1955, Qian served for China (Qian was deported by US government to China in 1955). Notice that Qian had US Army rank. Prandtl was doctoral advisor for von Kármán; von Kármán was Qian's doctoral advisor.
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US Army
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Date
April 1944
Contributor
Atlas Xu
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Citation
US Army, “Scientists Ludwig Prandtl, Qian Xuesen, and Theodore von Karman,” American Catholic History Classroom, accessed December 22, 2024, https://cuomeka2.wrlc.org/items/show/1332.