《钱学森文集(英文版):海外学术文献(1938～1956)》内容简介：This volume collects the scientitic works of Tsien Hsuc-shen accomplished during his stayin the United States as a graduate student，scientist and prolessor and published in the period of1 938~1 956，when the aeronautic exploration stepped from low-speed to high-speed regimesand astronautic technology entered its in fant stage. In these papers，he addressed and solved a series o f key problems in aerodynamics，stabilityof shells，rocket ballistics and engine analyses，etc.，some of which were path-breaking.Starting from 1 946，with his strategic wisdom，Tsien Hsue-shen made pioneering contributions tosome fields，such as jet propulsion，engineering cybernetics，physical mechanics and engineeringsciences，and SO on.All these works feature the unique methodology of turning basic theoriesin natural science into practical tools in tackling complicated engineering problems.It is worthnoting that he first advocated the philosophy of engineering sciences，which has been elucidatedand illustrated in the volume and proved to be the guideline of innovative industrial development. The collected works might benefit to its extensive readers in getting deeper insight intothe academic contributions，scienti fic thoughts and studying style of Tsien from variousviewpoints.