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Biographies of Major Figures

In this section a short summary of major figures that influenced the field of gas dynamics is present. There are many figures that should be included and a biased selection was required. Much information can be obtained from other resources, such as the Internet. In this section there is no originality and none should be expected.

Subsections

Galileo Galilei
Ernest Mach (1838-1916)
John William Strutt (Lord Rayleigh)
William John Macquorn Rankine
Gino Girolamo Fanno
Ludwig Prandtl
E.R.G. Eckert
Ascher Shapiro

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Created by:Genick Bar-Meir, Ph.D.
On: 2007-11-21