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Ludwig Prandtl

Engineer

Birthday February 4, 1875

Birth Sign Aquarius

Birthplace Germany

DEATH DATE Aug 15, 1953 (78)

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About

Pioneer in the field of aeronautical engineering who developed the basics of subsonic engineering.

Before Fame

He obtained his Ph.D. from the Technische Hochschule Munich in 1900.

Trivia

He won the Daniel Guggenheim Award, one of the highest awards for American engineering, in 1930.

Family Life

He married his professor's daughter in 1909.

Associated With

He won the Daniel Guggenheim Award the year after Orville Wright.