Theodore von Karman preparing to receive an honorary doctorate from the University of Paris
1957
- Title
- Theodore von Karman preparing to receive an honorary doctorate from the University of Paris
- Collection
- Caltech Images Collection
- Series
- Individuals
- Identifier
- TVK164.3-3
- Dates
- 1957
- Extents
- 1 photographs
- Abstract
- The fur-striped épitoge (epitoga) worn as part of the academic costume evolved in France from the academic hood worn elsewhere. The epitoga worn by von Kármán here is preserved in his papers in the Caltech Archives. von Karman Papers.