A scientist studies what is, whereas an engineer creates wh… - Theodore von Kármán

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A scientist studies what is, whereas an engineer creates what never was.

Theodore von Kármán

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Theodore von Kármán (von Sköllöskislaki Kármán Tódor) (11 May 1881 – 6 May 1963) was a Hungarian-born engineer and physicist who was active primarily in the fields of aeronautics during the seminal era in the 1940s and 1950s. He is personally responsible for many key advances in aerodynamics, notably his work on supersonic and hypersonic airflow characterization.

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Native Name: Tódor Kármán

Alternative Names: Theodore von Karman

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A scientist studies what is, whereas an engineer creates what never was. - Theodore von Kármán

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