Hohenemser, Kurt on 2000 August 19 and 20: in German.
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Abstract/Description: | Hohenemser discusses his childhood and family background; his education; studying mechanical engineering at the TH Darmstadt and University of Gottingen; his dismissal in 1933; his work on helicopters at Flettner in Berlin in 1935; two colleagues whom he admired, Richard von Mises and Willy Prager; his application for re-empoyment at the Univ. of Gottingen in 1945 was turned down; the difficulties of emigration to the U. S. in 1947; problelms of aculturation and the conditions of his academic career in the U.S.. |
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Subject(s): | Hohenemser, K. H. (Kurt H.) Prager, William, 1903-1980 Von Mises, Richard, 1883-1953 Washington University (Saint Louis, Mo.) -- Faculty Helicopters -- Design and construction Scientists |
Title: | Hohenemser, Kurt on 2000 August 19 and 20: in German. | |
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Name(s): |
Hohenemser, K. H. (Kurt H.) Rammer, Gerhard, interviewer. |
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Type of Resource: | mixed material | |
Genre: |
Sound recordings. Interviews. Oral histories. Transcripts. |
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Issuance: | monographic | |
Date Created: | 2000 | |
Extent: |
Transcript: 24 pages. Audio recording: 2 cassettes. |
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Abstract/Description: | Hohenemser discusses his childhood and family background; his education; studying mechanical engineering at the TH Darmstadt and University of Gottingen; his dismissal in 1933; his work on helicopters at Flettner in Berlin in 1935; two colleagues whom he admired, Richard von Mises and Willy Prager; his application for re-empoyment at the Univ. of Gottingen in 1945 was turned down; the difficulties of emigration to the U. S. in 1947; problelms of aculturation and the conditions of his academic career in the U.S.. | |
Note(s): |
Interview conducted by Gerhard Rammer, 19 and 20 August 2000. Advance notice of two business days required to use audio or video tapes. German scientist. Prof of mechanical and aeronautical engineering at Washington University in St. Louis (1966-1975). Worked on the early development of the helicopter in Germany and continued his work on helicopters at McDonnel Aircraft after he immigrated to the U. S. in 1947. (Born: Jan 3, 1906 in Berlin; died: April 7, 2001) In German. |
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Subject(s): |
Hohenemser, K. H. (Kurt H.) Prager, William, 1903-1980 Von Mises, Richard, 1883-1953 Washington University (Saint Louis, Mo.) -- Faculty Helicopters -- Design and construction Scientists |
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Library Classification: | OH 25097 | |
Held by: | American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives. One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA | |
Restrictions on Access: |
In footnotes or endnotes please cite AIP interviews like this: Interview of Kurt Hohenemser by Gerhard Rammer on 2000 August 19 and 20, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, American Institute of Physics, College Park, MD USA, http://repository.aip.org/islandora/object/nbla:272497 Oral history interview may be read by any researcher with an approved access application on file, but copies and quotes may not be made, except with the written permission of the Institute. |
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