Guide to the Dr. Hans von Ohain Papers


Title:
Dr. Hans von Ohain Papers
Repository:
Wright State University Libraries Special Collections and Archives
Phone: 937-775-2092
http://www.libraries.wright.edu/special/
Creator:
Ohain, Hans von, 1911-1998
Dates:
1907-2003
Quantity:
11 linear feet
Abstract:
Dr. Hans von Ohain was the co-inventor of the first successful jet engine. After World War II, he moved to Dayton, Ohio where he was a research scientist at the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. His papers contain patents, correspondence, speeches, technical reports, scientific articles, awards, and photographs. Some documents are in German and French, but the majority of the collection is in English.
Identification:
MS-335
Language:
The records are in English and German