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Klaus Oswatitsch
Klaus Oswatitsch
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Even his first scientific investigations showed his exceptional originality. His publications on the dispersion and absorption of sound in clouds, on condensation phenomena in supersonic nozzles, and on drag as the integral of the entropy flow are considered classic papers in the field of fluid mechanics.
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His work on transonic flow, which contained groundbreaking results, revealed an interesting feature of Oswatitsch's personalit,v: a once recognized aim was never given up but pursued with heart and soul. In the case of transonic flows this meant that Oswatitsch stuck to this difficult but fascinating field for the rest of his life, even in a period of time in which it was considered out-of-date.
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He received honorary doctorates from the Universitat Karlsrube, from the Kungliga Tekniska Hogskolan, and from the Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule in Zurich. He held the Ludwig Prandtl Ring of the Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Luft und Raumfahrt, the Wilhelm Exner Medal ..
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174 MEMORIAL TRIBUTES With the death of Klaus Oswatitsch, the fluid mechanics community loses an eminent scientist who had a seminal influence on many areas of his field. His former students lose a dependable counselor and some of them even lose a fatherly friend.
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