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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.

 

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