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Howard Brenner

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Howard Brenner · Science & Medicine

What

Founder of microhydrodynamics; Bingham Medal (1980)

When

1929, United States — 2014, Newton, Massachusetts, United States

Where

United States

Biography

Howard Brenner is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Founder of microhydrodynamics; Bingham Medal (1980)

How & why

Brenner was an American chemical engineer at MIT regarded as a founder of microhydrodynamics, whose textbook 'Low Reynolds Number Hydrodynamics' shaped decades of research; he received the Society of Rheology's Bingham Medal in 1980. He was Jewish, and his memorial was held in the Jewish community of the Boston area.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Continuum Mechanics

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Founder of microhydrodynamics; Bingham Medal (1980)

1929

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Continuum Mechanics