During their long personal friendship and professional association, Theodore von Karman (1882-1963) and Hugh L. Dryden (1898-1965) exercised a pivotal if somewhat elusive influence over American aeronautics and spaceflight. Both decisive figures in organizing scientists and engineers at home and abroad, both men of undisputed eminence in their technical fields, their range of contacts in government, academia, the armed forces, industry, and professional societies spanned the globe to an extent unparalleled then as now. Moreover, because they coordinated their activities closely, their combined influence far exceeded the sum of each one s individual contributions. This paper illustrates their personal origins as well as the foundations of their friendship, how their relationship became a professional alliance, and their joint impact on the world of aeronautics and astronautics during the twentieth century.


    Access

    Access via TIB

    Check availability in my library


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    A Powerful Friendship: Theodore von Karman and Hugh L. Dryden


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    41st AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting Exhibit ; 2003 ; Reno, NV, United States


    Publication date :

    2003-09-01


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




    A Powerful Friendship: Theodore von Karman and Hugh L. Dryden

    Gorn, M. / AIAA | British Library Conference Proceedings | 2003



    Collected works of Theodore von Kármán

    Von Kármán, Theodore | SLUB | 1956


    Collected works of Theodore von Kármán

    Von Kármán, Theodore | SLUB | 1956


    Collected works of Theodore von Kármán

    Von Kármán, Theodore | SLUB | 1956