fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɛvən hiː ˈɜːnd ɐn ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹɪŋ dᵻɡɹˈiː fɹʌmðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi pəlaɪtˈeɪnɪkə ʌv bˌuːkɚɹˈɛst, ænd ðˈɛn pɚsˈuːd hɪz stˈʌdiz æɾ ɪkˈoʊl sˈuːpeɪɹˌɪjʊɹ dˈɛs tɛknˈiːks ˌæeɪɹˌɑːnətˈiːks ˈɛt də kənstɹˈʌkʃən ˈɔːɾəməbˌiəl ɛstˈɑːkə, ɪn pˈæɹɪs.
From 1931 to 1937 he earned an engineering degree from the University Politehnica of Bucharest, and then pursued his studies at École supérieure des techniques aéronautiques et de construction automobile (ESTACA), in Paris.