Hans W. Liepmann
American engineer (1914–2009) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Hans Wolfgang Liepmann?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
Hans Wolfgang Liepmann (July 3, 1914 – June 24, 2009) was an American fluid dynamicist,[2] aerospace scientist and emeritus Theodore von Kármán Professor of Aeronautics at the California Institute of Technology.[3]
Quick Facts Born, Died ...
Hans W. Liepmann | |
---|---|
Born | (1914-07-03)July 3, 1914 |
Died | June 24, 2009(2009-06-24) (aged 94) |
Alma mater | Universität Zürich |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | California Institute of Technology |
Thesis | The sound velocity in liquid oxygen as a function of the boiling temperature at frequencies of 7.5 and 1.5 × 10 6 Hz Hz (1938) |
Doctoral advisor | Richard Bär[1] |
Doctoral students | Stanley Corrsin Frank E. Marble Satish Dhawan Arthur E. Bryson Anatol Roshko Roddam Narasimha |
Close
He is known for his numerous contributions in fluid mechanics covering a wide range of problem areas, such as flow instability and turbulence, gas kinetics, viscous compressible fluids and liquid helium flows.[2]