Eckert, Michael The Dawn of Fluid Dynamics A Discipline between Science and Technology
1. Edition - December 2005 81.90 Euro 2005. X, 286 Pages, Hardcover 90 Fig. - Monograph - ISBN-10: 3-527-40513-5 ISBN-13: 978-3-527-40513-8 - Wiley-VCH, Berlin
Short description In describing the evolution of fluid dynamics as a major field in modern science and engineering, the author studies the interaction between research and application, thereby focusing on the work of Ludwig Prandtl, founder of the aerodynamic research center in Göttingen.
From the contents 1. Diverging trends before the 20th century 2. The beginnings of fluid dynamics in Goettingen, 1904-1914 3. Aviation and the rise of aerodynamics in the World War I 4. The internationalization of fluid mechanics in the 1920s 5. A 'working program' for research on turbulence 6. Aerodynamics comes of age 7. New applications 8. Prandtl, fluid dynamics and National Socialism 9. New centers 10. Fluid dynamics on the eve of the Second World War 11. Mysterious Harmony: Fluid dynamics between science and technology
