The Scientific Advisory Group of the United
States Air Force, later renamed the Scientific
Advisory Board, was established in 1944, when
General Henry H. Arnold asked Dr. Theodore
von Kármán to establish a group of scientists
to review the techniques and research trends
in aeronautics.
The group was asked to evaluate the aeronautical
research and development programs and facilities
of the Axis powers of World War II, and to
provide recommendations for future United
States Air Force research and development
programs.
Von Kármán picked the following scientists
for initial members of the group: Hugh Dryden,
Frank Wattendorf, Hsue-shen Tsien, T.F.
Walkowitz, George S. Schairer, G.E.
Valley, Ivan A. Getting, Edward Mills Purcell,
Vladimir K. Zworykin, Lee DuBridge, and Norman
Ramsey.Under von Kármán the group put together
several reports for General Arnold, including,
"Where We Stand" and "Toward New Horizons."
General Arnold's vision and Dr. von Kármán's
reports led to American airpower dominance
and the establishment of the Air Engineering
Development Center later renamed and dedicated
as the Arnold Engineering Development Center
(AEDC) in 1951.
== See also ==
USAF Scientific Advisory Board
