About
Hungarian-American pioneer in 20th century aerodynamics who worked mostly on supersonic and hypersonic airflow.
Before Fame
He designed an early helicopter for the Austro-Hungarian Army during World War I.
Trivia
He co-founded the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in 1944.
Family Life
He is of Jewish ancestry and he never married.
Associated With
He was awarded the Daniel Guggenheim Medal for American engineering in 1955, two years after Charles Lindbergh received it.
