| Description |
xv, 285 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. An introduction to G. I. Taylor -- Ch. 2. Taylor's family -- Ch. 3. Childhood, school and university -- Ch. 4. First steps in research -- Ch. 5. The Scotia expedition -- Ch. 6. Participation in the birth of aeronautics -- Ch. 7. Return to Cambridge after World War I -- Ch. 8. Sailing -- Ch. 9. The golden years as Yarrow Research Professor between the wars -- Ch. 10. Tour in the Far East -- Ch. 11. Plasticity of crystalline materials -- Ch. 12. Turbulence: a challenge -- Ch. 13. Taylor's foreign peers in mechanics -- Ch. 14. The universal defence consultant during World War II -- Ch. 15. The aftermath of Taylor's war work -- Ch. 16. The second golden period 1951-72 -- Ch. 17. The closing years -- Ch. 18. The scientific legacy of G. I. Taylor -- Appendix A: An Applied Mathematician's Apology -- Appendix B: G. I. Taylor: Honours -- Appendix C: Articles about G. I. Taylor -- Appendix D: Bibliography of works by G. I. Taylor |
| Analysis |
Fluids Mechanics |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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List of works by G.I. Taylor: pages 268-281 |
| Subject |
Taylor, Geoffrey Ingram, 1886-1975.
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Mechanics -- History.
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Physicists -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Author |
Taylor, Geoffrey Ingram, 1886-1975.
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| LC no. |
95047579 |
| ISBN |
0521461219 |
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