This is Theodore Von Kármán autobiography, written in collaboration with Lee Edson. It is a chronological account of his education and career.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Prodigy -- 2. The Minta -- 3. The Royal Joseph -- 4. High Priests of Georgia Augusta -- 5. Paris Interlude -- 6. Privat Dozent -- 7. Beginning of Aviation Science -- 8. New Concepts in Physics -- 9. Early Days at Aachen -- 10. World War I -- 11. Revolution in Hungary -- 12. Gliders -- 13. Teaching at Aachen -- 14. Junkers and von Zeppelin -- 15. First Visit to U.S. -- 16. Japan -- 17. Turbulence -- 18. Last Days in Germany -- 19. Early Days at Cal Tech -- 20. From Palomar to Plaster of Paris -- 21. Lighter than Air -- 22. DC-3 and Flying Wing -- 23. Bohr, Fermi, Einstein -- 24. Trailing the Wind Around the World -- 25. China Takes to the Air -- 26. New Jobs for Aerodynamics -- 27. Collapse of the Tacoma Bridge -- 28. Glimmerings of High Speed -- 29. Approaching Supersonic Flight -- 30. Rockets and the "Suicide Club" -- 31. JATO Becomes a Success -- 32. Aerojet Is Launched -- 33. The Vision of Hap Arnold -- 34. Right After the War 35. Russia and Hungary -- 36. Blueprint for the U.S.A.F. -- 37. A New Air Force Emerges -- 38. Dr. Tsien of Red China -- 39. How I "Lost" $12,000,000 -- 40. AGARD: The Beginning -- 41. AGARD: In Operation -- 42. AGARD: The Lessons -- 43. Outside the Ring of Steel -- 44. What's Ahead.