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In his [autobiography][1] von Karman has a whole chapter (or two) dedicated to justifying why deporting Tsien just based on suspicion was a bad decision. [1]:
by mythealias 13y ago
In his [autobiography][1] von Karman has a whole chapter (or two) dedicated to justifying why deporting Tsien just based on suspicion was a bad decision.
[1]: http://www.amazon.com/The-Wind-Beyond-Theodore-Pathfinder/dp/0316907537 http://www.amazon.com/The-Wind-Beyond-Theodore-Pathfinder/dp...
- yapcguy 13y agoImagine, in your twilight years, being able to watch the culmination of your life's work. "The elderly Qian was able to watch China's first manned space mission on television from his hospital bed." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qian_Xuesen http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qian_Xuesen Whatever the politics, he was recognized by his peers as being a genius, a great rocket scientist, and that will be his legacy.