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Anatol Roshko

Canadian-born American physicist and engineer · United States · On the map · Scientists · Lived 1923 to 2017 · aged 93

Anatol Roshko was a Canadian-born physicist and engineer who made fundamental contributions to fluid dynamics and the study of turbulence. He was the Theodore von Kármán Professor of Aeronautics, Emeritus, at the California Institute of Technology.

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A life in dates

2017Died23 January 20171999Timoshenko MedalAward1987Fluid Dynamics PrizeAwardOtto Laporte AwardAward1923Born15 July 1923

Awards

Timoshenko Medal1999
Fluid Dynamics Prize1987
Otto Laporte Award1987
Fellow of the American Physical Society

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1923 to 2017 · aged 93