Jakob Ackeret | |
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Born | 17 March 1898 Zurich, Switzerland |
Died | 27 March 1981 Küsnacht, Switzerland | (aged 83)
Nationality | Swiss |
Citizenship | Swiss |
Alma mater | ETH Zurich |
Awards | Timoshenko Medal (1969) Daniel Guggenheim Medal (1970) |
Jakob Ackeret, FRAeS[1] (17 March 1898 – 27 March 1981) was a Swiss aeronautical engineer. He is widely viewed as one of the foremost aeronautics experts of the 20th century.