Hans W. Liepmann
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Hans W. Liepmann was a prominent German-American engineer and physicist known for his influential work in fluid mechanics and aerodynamics at the California Institute of Technology.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hans W. Liepmann canonical | 2 |
| Hans Liepmann | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
aerodynamicist
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engineer ⓘ fluid dynamicist ⓘ person ⓘ physicist ⓘ |
| academicAdvisor | Walter Tollmien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOf |
Elements of Gasdynamics
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Introduction to Aerodynamics of a Compressible Fluid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
AIAA Fluid Dynamics Award
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Daniel Guggenheim Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ Ludwig Prandtl Ring NERFINISHED ⓘ National Medal of Science ⓘ Timoshenko Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Germany
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1914-07-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2009-06-24 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
ETH Zurich
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Technical University of Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Zurich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
California Institute of Technology
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| familyName | Liepmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
aerodynamics
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aerospace engineering ⓘ fluid mechanics ⓘ |
| givenName | Hans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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National Academy of Engineering ⓘ National Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| movedTo | United States of America ⓘ |
| notableStudent |
Anatol Roshko
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Julian D. Cole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
research on boundary-layer transition
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research on compressible flows ⓘ research on gas dynamics ⓘ research on hypersonic flows ⓘ research on turbulence ⓘ “Elements of Gasdynamics” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Berlin ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Pasadena, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
director of Graduate Aeronautical Laboratories at Caltech
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professor of aeronautics at Caltech ⓘ |
| residence | Pasadena, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workplace | Graduate Aeronautical Laboratories at Caltech NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Hans Liepmann