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Aerodynamics: Selected Topics In The Light Of Their Historical Development
by Von Karman, Theodore
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Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1954. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Photographs, Figures, Charts. I, 203 Pp. Blue Cloth Stamped In Silver. First Printing. Near Fine, Very Slightly Used. Dj With Wear, 1" Chip Across Top Of Spine, 3/4" Tear At Bottom Of Front Spine Edge, 1/2' Closed Tear At Top Of Front Panel, A Few Tiny Losses At Edges. Per Wikipedia, Theodore Von Kármán (Hungarian: (1881 - 1963), Was A Hungarian-American Mathematician, Aerospace Engineer, And Physicist Who Worked In Aeronautics And Astronautics. He Was Responsible For Crucial Advances In Aerodynamics Characterizing Supersonic And Hypersonic Airflow. The Human-Defined Threshold Of Outer Space Is Named The "Kármán Line" In Recognition Of His Work. Kármán Is Regarded As An Outstanding Aerodynamic Theoretician Of The 20Th Century. Specific Contributions Include Theories Of Non-Elastic Buckling, Unsteady Wakes In Circum-Cylinder Flow, Stability Of Laminar Flow, Turbulence, Airfoils In Steady And Unsteady Flow, Boundary Layers, And Supersonic Aerodynamics. He Made Additional Contributions In Other Fields, Including Elasticity, Vibration, Heat Transfer, And Crystallography. His Name Also Appears In A Number Of Concepts.
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- Title
- Aerodynamics: Selected Topics In The Light Of Their Historical Development
- Author
- Von Karman, Theodore
- Illustrator
- Photographs, Figures, Charts
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Place of Publication
- Ithaca
- Date Published
- 1954
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Aeronautics & Astronautics, Astrophysics & Space Science
- Bookseller catalogs
- Rare And Unusual Books; Aeronautics and Space Travel; "Technology;
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