Continuum Mechanics Through the Twentieth Century: A Concise Historical Perspective

by Gérard A. Maugin

This overview of the development of continuum mechanics throughout the twentieth century is unique and ambitious. Utilizing a historical perspective, it combines an exposition on the technical progress made in the field and a marked interest in the role played by remarkable individuals and scientific schools and institutions on a rapidly evolving social background. It underlines the newly raised technical questions and their answers, and the ongoing...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9400763522
• ISBN13: 9789400763524
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 314 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"