Irvine Glass
Irvine Glass · Science & Medicine
Fluid mechanics
1918, Poland — 1994, Toronto, Canada
Poland · Canada
Irvine Glass is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Fluid mechanics
Irvine Israel Glass was a Polish-born Canadian aerodynamicist and professor at the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies, regarded as a world leader in non-stationary gas dynamics and shock-wave phenomena, and a central figure in shock-tube research. Brought to Canada as an infant, he trained generations of researchers and organized major international shock-tube symposia. His Jewish background is noted in Jewish biographical references.
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Continuum Mechanics — Fluid Mechanics
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Fluid mechanics
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Continuum Mechanics — Fluid Mechanics
