Review
"Dieses Werk sei all denen ans Herz gelegt, welche die Offenlegung innerer und historischer Zusammenhange zu schatzen wissen, aber auch an Details der Fluiddynamik interessiert sind...Ein sehr ausfuhrliches Literaturverzeichnis und umfangreiche Personen- und Sachregister machen das interessant bebilderte Buch zu einem Referenzwerk." (
Physik Journal)
"For all lovers and aficionados of fluid mechanics, professionals, and amateurs, 'The Dawn of Fluid Dynamics: A Discipline Between Science and Technology' is a recommended read." (AIAA Journal, April 2007)
"One's library is incomplete without it…Essential." (CHOICE, October 2006)
"For its scope, and the detail Eckert gives in his discussions of many such examples, this excellent book can be strongly recommended." (The Aerospace Professional)
From the Back Cover
A remarkable account of the interaction between basic research and application, taking as its example the historical development of fluid dynamics in the first half of the 20th century. The book centers on the work of Ludwig Prandtl, founder of the aerodynamic research center (AVA) in G?ngen, whose work and decisive advances in boundary layer and wing theories became the basic material of fluid dynamics.
This is definitely not a biography of Prandtl (however desirable this might be), but a history of fluid dynamics a viewed by Prandtl's impact on it, focusing on the science/technology dualism. This means that the field is not treated merely as a byproduct of aviation history, but instead this is the first publication to describe the evolution of fluid dynamics as a major field in modern science and engineering.
While certainly suitable for other readers, this book is intended for natural scientists and engineers, as well as historians of science and technology.
