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Von Kr̀mǹ, Theodore, 1881-1963
Theodor Von Karman papers, circa 1899-1968.
Includes correspondence, biography files, notes and notebooks, photographs, publications, reprints, drawings, awards, and artifacts related chiefly to Von Kr̀mǹ's Air Force duties, such as reports written in 1944 as director of the AAF Scientific Advisory Group as well as copies of his published articles, texts of lectures, program reports, interviews, conference papers, and presentations. A few earlier items such as a letter of introduction, 1908; also official documents: appointment letters, personnel clearances, actions, pay and travel data, etc. relating to his military career; various photographs of Von Kr̀mǹ, in groups, with his sister Josephine de Kr̀mǹ; at work; as well as assorted artifacts and personalia: two Von Kr̀mǹ busts; a plaster face; his office furniture; slide rule; drafting tools; and his cap (black beret) and gray scarf. Topics: aerodynamics, astronautics, thermogasdynamics, thermodynamics, thrust augmentation, magnetofluidmechanics, nuclear engineering in aerospace, wind tunnel technology, isotopic turbulence, among others.
Aeronautical engineer, science advisor, and first director of the Daniel Guggenheim Aeronautical Laboratory at Caltech.
Von Kr̀mǹ, Theodore, 1881-1963 -- Clothing.
United States. Air Force
United States. Air Force. Science Advisory Board.
Aerodynamics
Astronautics.
Gas dynamics
Fluid dynamics
Nuclear aircraft.
Nuclear engineering.
Thermodynamics
Turbulence.
Wind tunnels -- Technological innovations.
Artifacts. aat
Awards. aat
Biography files. aat
Busts. lcsh
Drawings. aat aat
Interviews. aat
Lectures lcgft
Masks (Sculpture). lcsh
Military records. aat
Personal paraphernalia. lcsh
Personnel records. aat
Photographs. aat
Publications. aat
Reports. aat
Speeches. aat
Technical reports. aat
Aeronautical engineers. lcsh
Magnetogasdynamics.
von Kr̀mǹ, Josephine.
AIP-ICOS
United States Air Force Academy. Library. Special Collections Branch. Colorado Springs, CO 80840-5701, USA
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