American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Medal

Unprocessed Material

Identifier: 1999-00351

Staff Only

Content Description

Obverse has nude male figure with torch, grasping rays of sun, astride an industrial landscape. Reverse shows hand (of Archimedes?) with lever and earth. With motto: "Give me where to stand and I will move the Earth." On rim: "Theodor von Karman 1941 Leader in aerodynamics and aircraft design."

Provenance

ACQUIRED WHERE: Estate of T. von Karman

Restrictions Apply

Dates

1941-01-01

Creator

Von Kármán, Theodore, 1881-1963 (Physicist, Aerodynamicist, Applied Mathematician) (Person)

Extent

1 unspecified containers : MEDIUM: gold-plated; FORMAT: medal; LENGTH: 2.75 inches diam.; QUANTITY: 1

Subjects

Aeronautics Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Medals and awards Subject Source: Local sources