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Theodore von Kármán (born in Budapest, on November 5, 1881 and died in Aachen on May 6, 1963) was a mathematician, physicist, engineer, and astronomer. He held citizenship in the Kingdom of Hungary, German Empire, Weimar Republic, and the United States.
Kármán was educated at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics, as well as the University of Göttingen. His doctoral advisor was Ludwig Prandtl. During his career, Kármán supervised many doctoral students, including renowned individuals such as Frank Malina, Giuseppe Gabrielli, Chia-Chiao Lin, Arthur T. Ippen, Wallace D. Hayes, Qian Xuesen, and Stanford S. Penner, just to name a few.
One of Kármán's most notable works was the development of the Kármán line, which represents the boundary between Earth's atmosphere and outer space. For his contributions in various fields, he was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2003.
