Yaakov Manheimer Timnat

Background

Timnat, Yaakov Manheimer was born on June 22, 1923 in Trieste, Italy. Arrived in Israel, 1940. Son of Haim and Paula (Levi) Manheimer.

Education

Master of Science, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1947. Doctor of Philosophy, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1959.

Career

Assistant Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1947-1948. Teacher Kibbutz Ginegar, Israel, 1949-1951. Researcher Rafael, Tel-Aviv, 1951-1956, researcher Haifa, Israel, 1957-1960.

Research fellow Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1961. Senior research fellow California Technology, Pasadena, 1962. Senior researcher Rafael, Haifa, 1963-1965.

Faculty member aeronautical engineering department Technion Institute of Technology, 1965-1976, professor aeronautical engineering department, since 1976. Dean aeronautical engineering department Technion University, Haifa, 1970-1971, head space research institute, 1985-1989. Visiting professor Queen Mary College, London, 1971-1972, Princeton (New Jersey) University, 1978-1979, Delft (Holland) Technology University, 1984-1985, 91, Arizona State University, Tempe, 1989-1990.

Achievements

• Yaakov Manheimer Timnat has been listed as a noteworthy aerospace engineer, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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• book

  • Advanced Chemical Rocket Propulsion (Combustion Treatise)

Membership

Sergeant major infantry, Israeli Armed Forces, 1947-1949. Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (associate fellow), International Academy Astronautics.

Connections

Married Shoshana Segal. Children: Hanna Geri, Gil.