Sydney Goldstein
Sydney Goldstein · Science & Medicine
Fluid dynamicist who led modern boundary-layer theory; G.I. Taylor Medal (1984)
1903, Hull, England — 1989, Belmont, Massachusetts, USA
England · Israel · United States
Sydney Goldstein is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Fluid dynamicist who led modern boundary-layer theory; G.I. Taylor Medal (1984)
Goldstein was an applied mathematician who advanced modern boundary-layer theory and edited the standard reference Modern Developments in Fluid Dynamics; he was awarded the G.I. Taylor Medal. He helped found the aeronautics faculty at Israel's Technion before becoming a Harvard professor. Born into the Jewish community of Hull, he was a committed supporter of the State of Israel.
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Fluid dynamicist who led modern boundary-layer theory; G.I. Taylor Medal (1984)
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Continuum Mechanics
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