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Theodore von Kármán

1881 - 1963

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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 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Theodore von Kármán is the 35th most popular engineer (down from 32nd in 2019), the 98th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 87th in 2019) and the most popular Hungarian Engineer.

Theodore von Kármán was a Hungarian-American physicist and engineer. He is most famous for his work in aeronautics and aerospace engineering.

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Among ENGINEERS

Among engineers, Theodore von Kármán ranks 35 out of 389. Before him are Bassel al-Assad, Hermann Oberth, Jiro Horikoshi, Philo of Byzantium, Albert Göring, and Lennart Torstensson. After him are Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Hertha Ayrton, Anthony Fokker, Emil Škoda, Loránd Eötvös, and Ildefons Cerdà.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1881, Theodore von Kármán ranks 42. Before him are Władysław Sikorski, George Enescu, Maximilian von Weichs, King Oliver, François Darlan, and Natalia Goncharova. After him are Otto Wille Kuusinen, Ivan Ribar, Henry Maitland Wilson, Otto Bauer, Carlo Carrà, and Sveinn Björnsson. Among people deceased in 1963, Theodore von Kármán ranks 33. Before him are Herbert Spencer Gasser, Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, Jacques Hadamard, Richard Baer, Richard Barthelmess, and Rajendra Prasad. After him are Kurt Zeitzler, Karl Bühler, Oleg Penkovsky, Princess Alexandra of Hanover, Georg-Hans Reinhardt, and Piero Manzoni.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Theodore von Kármán ranks 98 out of 1,077. Before him are Geraldine of Albania (1915), Violant of Hungary (1215), Ladislaus II of Hungary (1131), Sándor Ferenczi (1873), Felix Salten (1869), and József Mindszenty (1892). After him are Zsa Zsa Gabor (1917), Zoltán Czibor (1929), John G. Kemeny (1926), Samuel Aba (990), George Pólya (1887), and Pál Teleki (1879).

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Among ENGINEERS In Hungary

Among engineers born in Hungary, Theodore von Kármán ranks 1. After him are Loránd Eötvös (1848).

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