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Leonid Sedov

Who

Leonid Sedov · Science & Medicine

What

Continuum mechanics

When

1907, Rostov-on-Don, Russia — 1999, Moscow, Russia

Where

Russia (Soviet Union)

Biography

Leonid Sedov is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Continuum mechanics

How & why

Leonid Sedov was a Soviet physicist and applied mechanician known for his work on similarity and dimensional methods in mechanics, the theory of the blast wave (the Sedov–Taylor solution), and leadership in the Soviet space program. He appears on a catalogue of Jewish figures in continuum mechanics, but standard biographies do not document any Jewish identity or ancestry.

Sources & external links

Verify and go deeper with these external references.

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Continuum Mechanics — Solid Mechanics & Rheology

Contributions & Sources

Continuum mechanics

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Continuum Mechanics — Solid Mechanics & Rheology