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Frederick Kurt Kirsten (born Kurt Friederich Johannes Kirsten, March 13, 1885 - November 19, 1952) was an American professor, engineer and inventor.[1]
Kirsten was born in Germany and immigrated to the United States in 1902. He graduated from University of Washington in 1909 and later taught there as a professor of aeronautical engineering. During his life he was granted numerous patents on a wide variety of subjects.[2] Among his inventions were the Kirsten pipe [3] (a tobacco pipe), and the Kirsten-Boeing propeller (a cycloidal propeller ).[4] The Kirsten Wind Tunnel at University of Washington was promoted by and named after him.[5]