Theodore von Kármán, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Theodore von Kármán

Hungarian-American mathematician, aerospace engineer and physicist

Date of Birth: 11-May-1881

Place of Birth: Budapest, Hungary

Date of Death: 06-May-1963

Profession: engineer, physicist, mathematician, inventor, university teacher, aerospace engineer, Idist

Nationality: United States, German Empire

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Theodore von Kármán (Hungarian: (szoloskislaki) Kármán Tódor [(sø?lø??ki?l?ki) 'ka?rma?n 'to?dor]; 11 May 1881 – 6 May 1963) was a Hungarian-American mathematician, aerospace engineer, and physicist who was active primarily in the fields of aeronautics and astronautics.
He is responsible for many key advances in aerodynamics, notably his work on supersonic and hypersonic airflow characterization.
He is regarded as the outstanding aerodynamic theoretician of the twentieth century.