Ludwig Prandtl A Life for Fluid Mechanics and Aeronautical Research /

• Main Author: Eckert, Michael (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Springer Biographies,
• Subjects: Fluids.; Physics.; Fluid mechanics.; Europe, Central-History.; Fluid- and Aerodynamics.; History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.; Engineering Fluid Dynamics.; History of Germany and Central Europe.

This is a comprehensive biography of Ludwig Prandtl (1875-1953), the father of modern aerodynamics. His name is associated most famously with the boundary layer concept, but also with several other topics in 20th century fluid mechanics, particularly turbulence (Prandtl's mixing length). Among...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Childhood, Youth and Studies
• A Professor with Industrial Experience
• A New Start in Göttingen
• The First World War
• A New Mission in Life
• Experts
• "Prof. Prandtl Is Totally Uninterested in Politics ..."
• The Second World War
• The Final Years
• Prandtl's Legacy
• References and Further Reading
• Name and Subject Index.