Harold Grad
Harold Grad · Science & Medicine
Physicist; kinetic theory of gases and plasma physics
1923, New York City, USA — 1986, Great Neck, New York, USA
United States
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Harold Grad was an American applied mathematician and physicist known for the 'Grad moment method' in the kinetic theory of gases and for foundational contributions to plasma physics and magnetohydrodynamics. Born to a Jewish family in New York, he led the magneto-fluid dynamics division at NYU's Courant Institute, where his work advanced the theory of controlled fusion. His methods remain standard tools in rarefied-gas and plasma modeling.
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Physicist; kinetic theory of gases and plasma physics
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