Collected works of H. S. Tsien : 1938-1956 / Hsue-Shen Tsien.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Boundary Layer in Compressible Fluids / H. S. Tsien -- Supersonic Flow over an Inclined Body of Revolution / Hsue-shen Tsien -- Problems in Motion of Compressible Fluids and Reaction Propulsion / Hsue-shen Tsien -- Flight Analysis of a Sounding Rocket with Special Reference to Propulsion by Successive Impulse / Frank J. Malina -- Two-Dimensional Subsonic Flow of Compressible Fluids / Hsue-shen Tsien -- Buckling of Spherical Shells by External Pressure / Hsue-shen Tsien -- Influence of Curvature on the Buckling Characteristics of Structures / Hsue-shen Tsien -- Method for Predicting the Compressibility Burble / Hsue-shen Tsien -- Buckling of Thin Cylindrical Shells under Axial Compression / Hsue-shen Tsien -- Buckling of a Column with Non-Linear Lateral Supports / H. S. Tsien -- Theory for the Buckling of Thin Shells / Hsue-shen Tsien -- Heat Conduction across a Partially Insulated Wall / Hsue-shen Tsien -- On the Design of the Contraction Cone for a Wind Tunnel / Hsue-shen Tsien -- Symmetrical Joukowsky Airfoils in Shear Flow / Hsue-shen Tsien -- "Limiting Line" in Mixed Subsonic and Supersonic Flow of Compressible Fluids / Hsue-shen Tsien -- Loss in Compressor or Turbine due to Twisted Blades / Hsue-shen Tsien -- Lifting-Line Theory for a Wing in Non-uniform Flow / Hsue-shen Tsien -- Atomic Energy / Hsue-shen Tsien -- Two-Dimensional Irrotational Mixed Subsonic and Supersonic Flow of a Compressible Fluid and the Upper Critical Mach Number / Yung-huai Kuo -- Superaerodynamics, Mechanics of Rarefied Gases / Hsue-shen Tsien -- Propagation of Plane Sound Waves in Rarefied Gases / Richard Schamberg -- Similarity Laws of Hypersonic Flows / Hsue-shen Tsien -- One-Dimensional Flows of a Gas Characterized by van der Waals Equation of State / Hsue-shen Tsien -- Flow Conditions near the Intersection of a Shock Wave with Solid Boundary / Hsue-shen Tsien -- Lower Buckling Load in the Non-Linear Buckling Theory for Thin Shells / Hsue-shen Tsien -- Rockets and Other Thermal Jets Using Nuclear Energy / Hsue-shen Tsien -- Engineering and Engineering Sciences / Hsue-shen Tsien -- On Two-Dimensional Non-steady Motion of a Slender Body in a Compressible Fluid / H. S. Tsien -- Wind-Tunnel Testing Problems in Superaerodynamics / Hsue-shen Tsien -- Airfoils in Slightly Supersonic Flow / Judson R. Baron -- Interaction between Parallel Streams of Subsonic and Supersonic Velocities / M. Finston -- Research in Rocket and Jet Propulsion / Hsue-shen Tsien -- Generalization of Alfrey's Theorem for Visco-elastic Media / H. S. Tsien -- Instruction and Research at the Daniel and Florence Guggenheim Jet Propulsion Center / Hsue-shen Tsien -- Influence of Flame Front on the Flow Field / H. S. Tsien -- Optimum Thrust Programming for a Sounding Rocket / Robert C. Evans -- Emission of Radiation from Diatomic Gases. III. Numerical Emissivity Calculations for Carbon Monoxide for Low Optical Densities at 300 K and Atmospheric Pressure / H. S. Tsien -- Transfer Functions of Rocket Nozzles / H. S. Tsien -- Similarity Law for Stressing Rapidly Heated Thin-Walled Cylinders / C. M. Cheng -- On the Determination of Rotational Line Half-Widths of Diatomic Molecules / H. S. Tsien -- Automatic Navigation of a Long Range Rocket Vehicle / E. L. Knuth -- Method for Comparing the Performance of Power Plants for Vertical Flight / H. S. Tsien -- Servo-Stabilization of Combustion in Rocket Motors / H. S. Tsien -- Physical Mechanics, A New Field in Engineering Science / H. S. Tsien -- Properties of Pure Liquids / H. S. Tsien -- Similarity Laws for Stressing Heated Wings / H. S. Tsien -- Take-Off from Satellite Orbit / H. S. Tsien -- Analysis of Peak-Holding Optimalizing Control / S. Serdengecti -- Poincare-Lighthill-Kuo Method / H. S. Tsien -- Thermodynamic Properties of Gas at High Temperatures and Pressures / H. S. Tsien -- Thermonuclear Power Plants / Hsue-shen Tsien.