Hans von Ohain, German-American physicist and engineer (died 1998)

Hans von Ohain

German aerospace engineer (1911–1998)

Hans Joachim Pabst von Ohain was a German physicist, engineer, and the designer of the first aircraft to use a turbojet engine. Together with Frank Whittle and Anselm Franz, he has been described as the co-inventor of the turbojet engine. However, the historical timelines show…