William R. Sears
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American aeronautical engineer (1913-2002)
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William Rees Sears was an American engineer and university teacher born in Minneapolis in 1913. He earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree and studied at the University of Minnesota and the California Institute of Technology. His doctoral advisor was Theodore von Kármán. Sears taught at Cornell University and the University of Arizona. He died in Tucson in 2002.
Sears was a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the American Physical Society. He received the Daniel Guggenheim Medal, the ASME Medal, the Ludwig-Prandtl-Ring, and the Fluid Dynamics Prize. He spoke English.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Minneapolis
- Place of death
- Tucson
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- California Institute of Technology
- Employer
- University of Arizona
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Fluid Dynamics Prize
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Doctoral advisor
- Theodore von Kármán
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- date of birth
- 1913-03-01
- date of death
- 2002-10-12
- member of
- American Physical Society
- name in native language
- William Rees Sears
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