Professor I. I. Glass: A Tribute and Memorial
By: edited by Kazuyoshi Takayama, Ozer Igra
Contributors: Igra, Ozer; SpringerLink (Online service)
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg; Imprint: Springer
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Berlin, Heidelberg
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 197
ISBN-13: 9783642324895
Subjects: Vibration; Hydraulic engineering; Fluid- and Aerodynamics; Thermodynamics; Engineering; Astronautics; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics; Engineering Fluid Dynamics; Vibration, Dynamical Systems, Control
Description: <p>The book provides personal memories along with description of scientific works written by ex-graduate students and research associates of the late Professor Glass. The described research work covers a wide range of shock wave phenomena, resulting from seeds planted by Professor Glass. Professor Glass was born in Poland in 1918. He immigrated together with his parents to Canada at the age of 12 and received all his professional education at the University of Toronto, Canada. He became a world recognized expert in shock wave phenomena, and during his 45 years of active research he supervised more than 125 master and doctoral students, post-doctoral fellows and visiting research associates. In this book seven of his past students/research-associates describe their personal memories of Professor Glass and present some of their investigations in shock wave phenomena which sprung from their past work with Professor Glass. Specifically, these investigations include underwater shock waves,<b> </b>shock/bubble interaction, medical applications of shock wave,<b> </b>various<b> </b>types of shock tubes and shock tube techniques,<b> </b>shock wave attenuation and different types of shock wave reflections. </p><p>  </p>