Background
Kaufman, Frederick was born on September 13, 1919 in Vienna, Austria. Son of Erwin and Else (Pollack) Kaufman.
Kaufman, Frederick was born on September 13, 1919 in Vienna, Austria. Son of Erwin and Else (Pollack) Kaufman.
Student, Vienna Technische Hochschule, 1937-1938.
Kaufman was most notable for his research work which led to a ban on the use of chloro-fluorocarbon aerosol propellants in the United States. He served on various committees of the National Academy of Sciences, NASA, AFOSR, National Science Foundation, and National Research Council. He was also president of Space Research Coordination Center.
The National Academies Press called Kaufman "a leader in the field of gas-phase chemical kinetics and its application to the understanding of atmospheric and combustion processes". Kaufman was born in Vienna, Austria. Following the annexation of Austria by Hitler, his and his family emigrated to Panama in 1938.
He immigrated to Baltimore, the United States in 1941. He received his doctorate from Johns Hopkins University in 1948, without getting an undergraduate degree.
Fellow American Physical Society. Member American Chemical Society (Pittsburgh award 1977), Chemical Society Great Britain, National Academy Science, Combustion Institute (vice president 1978-1982, president 1982-1985), American Association for the Advancement of Science, National Academy Sciences, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Married Klari Simonyi, November 2, 1951.