Qian Xuesen

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Qian Xuesen

Engineering

#946

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#1473

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Aerospace Engineering

#81

World Rank

#86

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Applied Physics

#966

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#990

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Why Is Qian Xuesen Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Qian Xuesen, or Hsue-shen Tsien , was a Chinese aerospace engineer and cyberneticist who made significant contributions to the field of aerodynamics and established engineering cybernetics. Qian received his undergraduate education in mechanical engineering at National Chiao Tung University in Shanghai in 1934 and took a pre-departure transitional year in aircraft design at National Tsinghua University in Beijing. He travelled to the United States in 1935 and attained a master's degree in aeronautical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1936. Afterward, he joined Theodore von Kármán's group at the California Institute of Technology in 1936, received a doctorate in aeronautics and mathematics there in 1939, and became an associate professor at Caltech in 1943. While at Caltech, Qian helped found NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He was recruited by the United States Department of Defense and the Department of War to serve in various positions, including as an expert consultant with a colonel rank in 1945. At the same time, he became an associate professor at MIT in 1946, a full professor at MIT in 1947, and a full professor at Caltech in 1949.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Qian Xuesen?

Qian Xuesen is affiliated with the following schools:

• University of Science and Technology of China
• California Institute of Technology
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Shanghai Jiao Tong University