In the process, IIHR has influenced our theories of water's flow and control, the research techniques and instruments that we use to inves tigate these topics, and the hydraulics community around the globe. Hans Albert Einstein established himself as one of the twentieth century's experts in sediment transport. He also was the son of Albert Einstein, a fact that shadow-ed his life for nearly seven decades. In this memoir, Hans Albert's widow outlines what she knows of her husband's parents and of his first 55 years of life, and then describes her own life and their 14 years of marriage. The book includes des-criptions of Hans Albert's mother Mileva and of Hans Albert's professional contributions written by scholars in the fields.
Heavy emphasis is placed on the personalities behind major concepts and developments.
The book is richly illustrated with portraits of key individuals and with technical sketches and diagrams. In the mid-1950s Hunter Rouse, assisted by The University of Iowa Libraries and financed by royalties from his History of Hydraulics and other IIHR publications, set out to collect source material on the history of hydraulics. This book is the first comprehensive record of the people, events, and accom plishments that comprise the history of hydraulics in the United States. Profusely illustrated, the book contains not only many laboratory and group photo graphs, but also individual portraits of 150 lead-ing American hydraulicians, ranging from Ben Franklin to rep resentatives of the present generation. This bulletin, first published in 1961 and now in its third print ing, was written to provide a guide for compre hensive plan ning in the acquisition and utilization of laboratory equipment and instrumentation for instruction in fluid mechanics.