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.
A Powerful Friendship: Theodore von Karman and Hugh L. Dryden
41st AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting Exhibit ; 2003 ; Reno, NV, United States
2003-09-01
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A Powerful Friendship: Theodore von Karman and Hugh L. Dryden
British Library Conference Proceedings | 2003
|Collected works of Theodore von Kármán
SLUB | 1956
|Collected works of Theodore von Kármán
SLUB | 1956
|Collected works of Theodore von Kármán
SLUB | 1956
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