He played a principal role in spacecraft and ballistic missile reentry physics and design, hypersonic flight theory, comet behavior, desalination and synthetic fuels.
[1][2] He applied and generalized these theoretical developments to the design of early American spacecraft and ballistic missiles to enable their reentry into the Earth’s atmosphere without destruction from the high temperatures generated by their hypersonic speeds.
His basic procedure was patented and licensed to an industrial firm for further development and today the subject has become one that is widely studied and applied worldwide.
[1][2] The scientific basis is outlined in his book on Physicochemical Hydrodynamics: An Introduction, which is a discipline concerned with the interaction between fluid flow and physical, chemical, and biochemical processes.
The book follows the adventures of his father in the world of bookies and bettors, fighters and fixers, set against the often-romanticized backdrop of Depression-era New York City.