The dawn of fluid dynamics : a discipline between science and technology
Publisher description: This is the first publication to describe the evolution of fluid dynamics as a major field in modern science and engineering. It contains a description of the interaction between applied research and application, taking as its example the history of fluid mechanics in the 20th century. The focus lies on the work of Ludwig Prandtl, founder of the aerodynamic research center (AVA) in Gottingen, whose ideas and publications have influenced modern aerodynamics and fluid mechanics in many fields. While suitable for others, this book is intended for natural scientists and engineers as well as historians of science and technology
History
x, 286 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
9783527405138, 3527405135
63386712
Diverging trends before the twentieth century
The beginnings of fluid dynamics in Göttingen, 1904-1914
Aviation and the rise of aerodynamics in the First World War
The internationalization of fluid mechanics in the 1920s
A "working program" for research on turbulence
Aerodynamics comes of age
New applications
Prandtl, fluid dynamics and National Socialism
New centers
Fluid dynamics on the eve of the Second World War