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A Powerful Friendship: Theodore von Karman and Hugh L. DrydenDuring their long personal friendship and professional association, Theodore von Karman (1882-1963) and Hugh L. Dryden (1898-1965) exercised a pivotal if somewhat elusive influence over American aeronautics and spaceflight. Both decisive figures in organizing scientists and engineers at home and abroad, both men of undisputed eminence in their technical fields, their range of contacts in government, academia, the armed forces, industry, and professional societies spanned the globe to an extent unparalleled then as now. Moreover, because they coordinated their activities closely, their combined influence far exceeded the sum of each one s individual contributions. This paper illustrates their personal origins as well as the foundations of their friendship, how their relationship became a professional alliance, and their joint impact on the world of aeronautics and astronautics during the twentieth century.
Document ID
20030086431
Acquisition Source
Armstrong Flight Research Center
Document Type
Technical Memorandum (TM)
Authors
Gorn, Michael (NASA Dryden Flight Research Center Edwards, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 7, 2013
Publication Date
September 1, 2003
Subject Category
Administration And Management
Report/Patent Number
H-2545
AIAA Paper 2003-0289
NASA/TM-2003-212031
NAS 1.15:212031
Meeting Information
Meeting: 41st AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting Exhibit
Location: Reno, NV
Country: United States
Start Date: January 6, 2003
End Date: January 9, 2003
Sponsors: American Inst. of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Funding Number(s)
OTHER: 953-20-00-GA-TT
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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