Frederick Kirsten

Frederick Kurt Kirsten
Born(1885-03-13)13 March 1885
Quersa, Meissen, Germany
Died19 November 1952(1952-11-19) (aged 67)
Seattle, U.S.
Occupations
  • professor
  • engineer
  • inventor

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]

  1. ^ Levinson, Mark (March 1992). Frederick Kurt Kirsten - A Biographical Sketch (PDF). Seattle: University of Washington. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  2. ^ "The Inventive Mind – Frederick Kirsten 1915-1951". Washington University. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Kirsten Pipe Company - History". Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  4. ^ Sachse, H. (February 1926). Kirsten-Boeing Propeller (PDF) (Report). National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics.
  5. ^ "Kirsten Wind Tunnel (KWT)". Kirsten Wind Tunnel (KWT). University of Washington. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2024.