Pasadena in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Karman Laboratory of Fluid Dynamics and Jet Propulsion
By Andrew Ruppenstein, November 22, 2020
1. Karman Laboratory of Fluid Dynamics and Jet Propulsion Marker
The lower part of this building was constructed as a
hydrodynamics laboratory in 1944 and for 16 years made
many distinguished contributions to knowledge in its
field. In 1960, Aerojet-General Corporation provided
funds for the reconstruction and expansion of the
laboratory to broaden research in fluid mechanics
and jet propulsion. In 1961 this building was named in
honor of Theodore Von Karman, first director of the
California Institute of Technology Graduate School of
Aeronautics, founder of Aerojet Engineering Corporation
in Pasadena, Calif. and associate of the original company
and its successor, the Aerojet-General CorporationTopics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Education • Science & Medicine.
Location. 34° 8.187′ N, 118° 7.496′ W. Marker is in Pasadena, California, in Los Angeles County. Marker can be reached from unnamed walkway north of California Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pasadena CA 91125, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Throop Memorial Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); The First Known Antiparticle
By Andrew Ruppenstein, November 22, 2020
2. Karman Laboratory of Fluid Dynamics and Jet Propulsion Marker - wide view
More about this marker. The marker is located on the Caltech campus and is mounted to the western side of the Karman Lab, along an unnamed walkway that runs between the Throop Memorial Garden and California Boulevard.
Also see . . . Theodore von Kármán (Wikipedia). "Theodore von Kármán (11 May 1881 – 6 May 1963) was a Hungarian-American mathematician, aerospace engineer, and physicist who was active primarily in the fields of aeronautics and astronautics. He was responsible for many key advances in aerodynamics, notably on supersonic and hypersonic airflow characterization. He is regarded as the outstanding aerodynamic theoretician of the 20th century." (Submitted on November 24, 2020.)
Additional keywords. aerodynamics
Credits. This page was last revised on November 24, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 24, 2020, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Sacramento, California. This page has been viewed 49 times since then and 3 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 24, 2020, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Sacramento, California.
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