“A scientist studies what is, whereas an engineer creates what never was.”
Theoretical foundations for decision making in engineering design https://www.nap.edu/read/10566/chapter/2 (National Academy Press, 2001)
Theodore von Kármán bol maďarsko-americký matematik, letecký inžinier a fyzik, ktorý pôsobil predovšetkým v oblasti letectva a kozmonautiky. Vypracoval mnoho kľúčových pokrokov v aerodynamike, najmä jeho práca na nadzvukovom a hypersonickom prúdení vzduchu. Je považovaný za vynikajúceho aerodynamického teoretika dvadsiateho storočia. Wikipedia
“A scientist studies what is, whereas an engineer creates what never was.”
Theoretical foundations for decision making in engineering design https://www.nap.edu/read/10566/chapter/2 (National Academy Press, 2001)
The Wind and Beyond, 1967
November 1957 - Told to Joseph G. Martin, then Aide-de-Camp to Maj. Gen. Daniel E. Hooks, as Lt. Martin escorted Dr. von Kármán from New York City to lead a secret symposium on space flight in Cloudcroft, NM. Sputnik had been launched a month before and every branch of the US military had a separate space program and were desperately trying to get off a successful launch.
The Life and Times of Joe Gordon (To the Best of My Recollection) by Joseph G. Martin (self published, 2007)