Theodore von karman autobiography

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        1. “[A]n autobiography that, happily, is an engrossing, full-bodied reflection of the man, a neatly balanced combination of technical insights and always.
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        3. A biography of Hungarian-born von Karman (), known as the father of supersonic flight.
        4. The document provides a biography of Theodore von Karman, a pioneering aerospace engineer.

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          Born
          11 May 1881
          Budapest, Hungary
          Died
          7 May 1963
          Aachen, Germany
          Summary
          Theodore von Kármán was a Hungarian born mathematician, aerospace engineer and physicist who worked in the fields of aeronautics and astronautics.

          Biography

          Theodore von Kármán's parents were Helen Kohn, who was from a leading Bohemian family, and Mór Kármán who was a leading professor of philosophy and education.

          Theodore's name in Hungarian was von Skőllőskislaki Kármán Tódor (Tódor corresponds to Theodore and in Hungarian the family name precedes the given name). Theodore was tutored at home by a former student of his father and his early education was totally dominated by his father.

          Partly this was due to Mór being very strict and forceful, but also to the fact that he was an educational expert who practised his ideas on his own son.

          Theodore's three elder brothers realised that he was a mathematical prodigy when he was six years old, for he demonstrated a remarkabl