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W. Duncan Rannie
Pages 295-298

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... He was attracted to the California Institute of Technology by the fame of Theodore van Karman and the institute s other bright stars and continued graduate studies in mathematics there in 1938. When he observed that the kind of mathematical applications that interested him most was found in the applied science departments at Cal Tech he became a candidate in aeronautics.
From page 296...
... In 1951 he moved from JPL to the main campus as an associate professor and a major member of the Daniel and Florence Guggenheim Jet Propulsion Center. He continued both theoretical research and publishing in gas turbine technology, and served his adopted nation on the Air Force Scientific Board, the first and second Air Force Long-Range Planning Groups, the U.S.
From page 297...
... His personality was one of great modesty he considered his own research and publications to be quite unexceptional. He was deeply devoted to his students and to the profession of teaching.


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