Theodor Meyer—Lost pioneer of gas dynamics |
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Authors: | Gary S Settles Egon Krause Heinz Fütterer |
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Institution: | 1. Mechanical & Nuclear Engrg. Department, Pennsylvania State University, 301D Reber Bldg., University Park, PA 16802, USA;2. Lehrstuhl für Strömungslehre und Aerodynamisches Institut, RWTH Aachen, Germany;3. Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- u. Raumfahrt, DLR, Göttingen, Germany |
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Abstract: | Theodor Meyer's 1908 doctoral dissertation, with Ludwig Prandtl (1875–1953) as his advisor, introduced much of what has now become basic gas dynamics: not only the Prandtl–Meyer expansion but also the oblique-shock-wave theory as well. It is arguably the most influential dissertation in all of fluid dynamics. Yet no biography or even a photograph of Meyer has been available in the intervening century. This biography provides some insight into his character and covers his education, dissertation, World War I combat service and long career as an engineer and a teacher of math and physics. |
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