The Engineer and the Scandal A Piece of Science History /

• Main Author: Boer, Reint de (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2005.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Science.; Geotechnical engineering.; Applied mathematics.; Engineering mathematics.; Popular works.; Continuum mechanics.; Engineering geology.; Engineering > Geology.; Foundations.; Hydraulics.; Continuum Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials.; Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics.; Popular Science, general.; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences.; Applications of Mathematics.; Science, general.

The Engineer and the Scandal gives an in-depth study into an important part of the development of the Theory of Porous Media as well as the amazing story of the glittering life of Professor Karl von Terzaghi. It provides an outline of the bitter dispute between him and Professor Paul Fillunger, both...

Table of Contents:

• Prologue
• Karl von Terzaghi’s Childhood, Youth and his Road to Practice and Theory
• Prelude to the Scandal
• Intermezzo
• The Scandal
• The Further Development
• Epilogue.