Continuum Mechanics Through the Twentieth Century A Concise Historical Perspective /

• Main Author: Maugin, Gerard A. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Solid Mechanics and Its Applications, 196
• Subjects: Engineering.; Mathematical analysis.; Analysis (Mathematics).; Continuum physics.; Continuum mechanics.; Continuum Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials.; Analysis.; Classical Continuum Physics.

This overview of the development of continuum mechanics throughout the twentieth century is unique and ambitious. Utilizing a historical perspective, it combines an exposition on the technical progress made in the field and a marked interest in the role played by remarkable individuals and scientifi...