Authoritative and engaging, this popular history traces the science of aerodynamics from the age of Newton through the mid-twentieth century.
Institute of Aeronautical Scienc.
A former director of the Aeronautical Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology, von Karman founded the U.
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Author Theodore von Karman, a well-known pioneer in aerodynamic research, addresses himself to readers acquainted with the facts of aviation but less familiar with the field\'s underlying theories.
Authoritative and engaging, this popular history traces the science of aerodynamics from the age of Newton through the mid-twentieth century