A Voyage Through Turbulence - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0521149312 ISBN 13: 9780521149310

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2011

Riassunto

Turbulence is widely recognized as one of the outstanding problems of the physical sciences, but it still remains only partially understood despite having attracted the sustained efforts of many leading scientists for well over a century. In A Voyage Through Turbulence we are transported through a crucial period of the history of the subject via biographies of twelve of its great personalities, starting with Osborne Reynolds and his pioneering work of the 1880s. This book will provide absorbing reading for every scientist, mathematician and engineer interested in the history and culture of turbulence, as background to the intense challenges that this universal phenomenon still presents.

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Recensione:

"I highly recommend A Voyage Through Turbulence to all scientists, engineers, historians and philosophers of science, students, and to even the broader readership of anyone who is interested in the onset and nurturing of creative thoughts. Turbulence connoisseurs will savor devouring the book, but even the non-specialists will still get something utilitarian out of it."
Mohamed Gad-el-Hak, AIAA Journal

"I greatly enjoyed reading this book. It succeeds admirably in combining introductions to the original ideas and observations of celebrated 20th century scientists together with their biographies, some written by authors who knew their subjects personally."
Jonathan Healey, Mathematical Reviews

Descrizione del libro:

Biographies of twelve of the leading personalities in turbulence research chart the development of the subject from Osborne Reynolds onward. Written by leading researchers in a style that requires no specialist knowledge, this book is a must for every scientist, engineer and mathematician interested in the history of the subject.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0521149312
• ISBN 13: 9780521149310
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 450
• Redattore: Davidson Peter A.