Talk:Theodore von Kármán

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[edit] Factual Accuracy

the accuracy of this article does not comply with Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society, Vol. 12. (Nov., 1966), pp. 334-365.

the biographical memoirs of theodore von karman (athens ID required) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 82.36.26.102 (talk • contribs).

What's this "compliance" BS?

Tell us what you think is wrong, or fix it—and if you are unable or unwilling to do so, the tag you added will be removed. Gene Nygaard 09:55, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Karman was Jewish

I am unable to understand the last edit. There are abundant references that he was Jewish:

Amazon.com "Theodore von Karman, a Jewish immigrant and pioneer in aviation and space science"
Theodore von Karman in his own words "A native Jewish Hungarian"
In Encyclopaedia Judaica, list of Jewish mathematicians, art. "Mathematics"
"The National Medal of Science has only now been conferred on Dr. Theodore von Karman, a Jewish scientist who emigrated to America from Hungary in 1930." Jewish Chronicle, March 1 1963, p.18.
[1] "Theodore von Karman, born to a middle-class Jewish family"
JINFO list of Jewish physicists
Air Force Magazine "Theodore von Karman was a third son, born to a middle-class Jewish family in Budapest"