Lester Lees
Lester Lees · Science & Medicine
Fluid mechanics
1920, New York City, United States — 1986, Pasadena, California, United States
United States
Lester Lees is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Fluid mechanics
Lees was an American aeronautical engineer at Caltech who made pioneering contributions to hypersonic aerodynamics, boundary layers and reentry-vehicle heat transfer, later founding Caltech's Environmental Quality Laboratory. Born in New York City, he is listed among Jewish figures in fluid mechanics by Jinfo.org.
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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
