The President's National Medal of Science: Recipient Details
Theodore Von Karman
Title:
Professor Emeritus of Aeronautical Engineering
Affiliation:
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena,California USA
Gender:
Male
Year Deceased:
1963
Award Discipline:
Engineering
Award Year:
1962
Citation:
"For his leadership in the science and engineering basic to aeronautics; for his effective teaching and related contributions in many fields of mechanics, for his distinguished counsel to the Armed Services, and for his promoting international cooperation in science and engineering."
Awarded by President John F. Kennedy, February 18, 1963.