The Dawn of Fluid Dynamics: A Discipline Between Science and Technology

by Michael Eckert

This is the first publication to describe the evolution of fluid dynamics as a major field in modern science and engineering. It contains a description of the interaction between applied research and application, taking as its example the history of fluid mechanics in the 20th century.
The focus lies on the work of Ludwig Prandtl, founder of the aerodynamic research center (AVA) in G?ttingen, whose ideas and publications have influenced modern...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3527405135
• ISBN13: 9783527405138
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: Wiley-Vch
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.9" x 9.6"