Giovanni Battista Venturi

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Giovanni Battista Venturi

Giovanni Battista Venturi (* 1746 in Bibbiano , † 1822 in Reggio nell'Emilia ) was an Italian physicist .

He is the discoverer of the Venturi effect named after him . He also developed the Venturi pump and the Venturi nozzle . The Venturi process also bears his name.

Works (selection)

  • Experimental inquiries concerning the principle of the lateral communication of motion in fluids; applied to the explanation of various hydralic phenomena , translated from French, London 1799 ( digitized version )
  • Memoria intorno ad alcuni fenomeni geologici , Pavia 1817 ( digitized version )
  • Memoria intorno ad alcuni fenomeni geologici , Pavia 1817 ( digitized version )
  • About the origin and the first advances in today's gun system , memorandum, read in the institute on June 8, 1815, Berlin 1822 ( digitized version )
  • Storia di Scandiano del cavaliere Giambatista Venturi gentiluomo reggiano , Modena 1822 ( digitized version )