Tsien Hsue-shen (钱学森) died, aged 98

Sat, 2009-10-31 21:42 - adminSEAS

Tsien Hsue-shen, the father of the Chinese nuclear missile and space program, died yesterday. He studied mechanics under von Karman. Together, they wrote papers on the buckling of cylindrical shells. A poignant biography of Tsien was written by Iris Chang.

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Permalink Submitted by Li Han on Tue, 2009-11-03 21:06.

Deep sorrow for the great loss. Some links from Caltech about Tsien's pass away and his unusual life.

Li Han