Henri Coanda Papers Stine
Henri-Marie Coanda (1885-1972) was born and died in Bucharest, Romania. He spent his early childhood in Paris (1886-1891), before being educated in a Romanian military school (graduated 1903). Coanda continued his studies in Berlin and Paris -- at Auguste Rodin's atelier, with Gustaf Eiffel, and as a member of the first class of L'Ecole Superieure d'Aeronautique. He made his aeronautical debut in 1910, in the world's first jet aircraft. This was followed in 1932 with the discovery of the Coanda effect in which jet streams are used to create vacuums by following curves. His other projects included prefabricated housing developments, water conversion and conservation, energy conservation and agricultural equipment. In his lifetime he contributed some 250 inventions to these diverse fields.
Identifier
NASM.XXXX.0170
Creator
Coanda, Henri-Marie, 1885-1972
Date
1920-1961
bulk 1950s
Provenance
G. Harry Stine, gift, XXXX-0170, Unknown
Extent
1.09 Cubic feet ((1 records center box))
1.04 Linear feet
Restrictions
No restrictions on access
General
NASMrev
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Correspondence
Photographs
Publications
Maps
Charts
Financial records
Negatives
Scope and Contents
The collection primarily refers to Coanda's water conversion project. The material includes correspondence, reports, the articles of SFERI-Coanda and AQUA, as well as experimental photographs. The collection also includes Societe Multicellulaire pamphlets from the 1920s and personal photographs of Coanda's farm in Auxances.
Genre/Form
Correspondence
Photographs
Publications
Maps
Charts
Financial records
Negatives
Rights
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests
Creator
Coanda, Henri-Marie, 1885-1972
Names
L'Ecole Superieure d'Aeronautique
Coanda, Henri-Marie, 1885-1972
Topic
Aeronautics
Energy conservation
Water conservation
Coanda effect
Periodicals
Works of art
Archival Repository
National Air and Space Museum Archives
