Background
Rott, Nicholas was born on October 6, 1917 in Budapest, Hungary. Son of Alexander and Margaret (Pollak) Rott. came to the United States 1951.
Rott, Nicholas was born on October 6, 1917 in Budapest, Hungary. Son of Alexander and Margaret (Pollak) Rott. came to the United States 1951.
Diploma in Mechanical engineering, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, 1940. Doctor of Philosophy, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, Zurich, 1944.
Research assistant, private dozent, Aerodynamics Institute, Zurich, 1944-1951; professor Graduate School Aeronautical Engineering, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1951-1960; professor, University of California at Los Angeles, 1960-1967; professor, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, Zurich, 1967-1983. Visiting professor Stanford (California) U., since 1983.
Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, American Physical Society. Member National Academy of Engineering, Acoustical Society of America.
Married Rosanna Saredi, September 30, 1944. Children: Paul, Kathy.