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Stephen Davis · Science & Medicine

What

Theorist of interfacial fluid dynamics; G.I. Taylor Medal (2001)

When

1939, New York City, United States — 2021, United States

Where

United States

Biography

Stephen Davis is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Theorist of interfacial fluid dynamics; G.I. Taylor Medal (2001)

How & why

Stephen H. Davis was an American applied mathematician at Northwestern University and a leading theorist of interfacial fluid dynamics and hydrodynamic stability, whose work spanned solidification, thin films and materials science; he received the G.I. Taylor Medal in 2001. His grandparents were Jewish immigrants from Kiev, and he is listed among Jewish scholars in mechanics; his own writings say little on religious identity.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Continuum Mechanics

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Theorist of interfacial fluid dynamics; G.I. Taylor Medal (2001)

1939

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Continuum Mechanics