History of Shock Waves, Explosions and Impact A Chronological and Biographical Reference /

• Main Author: Krehl, Peter O. K. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Subjects: Physics.; History.; Chemistry.; Geophysics.; Continuum physics.; Engineering.; Mechanics.; Mechanics, Applied.; Classical Continuum Physics.; History of Science.; Safety in Chemistry, Dangerous Goods.; Geophysics/Geodesy.; Engineering, general.; Theoretical and Applied Mechanics.

This unique and encyclopedic reference work charts the evolution of the physics of shock waves and detonations from the earliest investigations into percussion and impact phenomena right up to the most recent groundbreaking research in the field. The history of this long and complex process is first...