Klaus Oswatitsch
Klaus Oswatitsch (born March 10, 1910 in Maribor ; † August 1, 1993 in Vienna ) was an Austrian physicist . He made significant contributions to the fundamental understanding of fluid mechanics , especially gas dynamics and supersonic flows, and also dealt with issues of space and aviation.
Life
Oswatitsch studied mathematics and physics at the University of Graz, where he received his doctorate in 1935. In 1938 he also passed his state exams as a teacher. He began his scientific career in 1938 as Ludwig Prandtl's assistant at the Kaiser Wilhelm (now Max Planck) Institute for Flow Research in Göttingen. From 1942 to 1946 he was a private lecturer there and also carried out research for the Army Weapons Office during World War II. In 1946 he was briefly at the Royal Aircraft Establishment in Farnsworth and in 1947 worked for the French military in Emmendingen. In 1948/49 he gave lectures in Freiburg im Breisgau. After many years of research in Stockholm (1949 to 1956) at the Königlich Technische Hochschule and Aachen, where he founded and headed the Institute for Theoretical Gas Dynamics of the DVLR in 1956, he was appointed professor for fluid dynamics at the Technical University of Vienna (now the University) in 1960. In 1980 he retired.
In 1962 and 1975 he was chairman of the Symposium Transsonicum. He was an honorary doctor of the TH Karlsruhe, the Royal Technical University of Stockholm and the ETH Zurich.
His son Martin Oswatitsch is an artist who works today under the pseudonym "MmM".
Works
- Gas dynamics, Springer Verlag 1952
- Basics of gas dynamics, Springer Verlag 1976
- Special areas of gas dynamics: proximity to sound, hypersonic, wings, wave propagation, Springer Verlag 1977
- Physical basics of fluid dynamics, in Flügge, Truesdell (Ed.) Handbuch der Physik, Volume VIII / 1, Fluid Mechanics 1, Springer Verlag 1959
- with Ludwig Prandtl , Karl Wieghardt Guide through fluid mechanics , 9th edition, Vieweg 1990
- Editor: Two phase flow, Vieweg 1977
Awards
- Ludwig Prandtl Ring
- Wilhelm Exner Medal
- Dr.eh from the University of Karlsruhe
- Member of the International Academy of Astronautics in Paris
- Member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina (1970)
literature
- Peter Krehl: History of shock waves, explosions and impact , Springer 2009 (with biography)
Web links
- Music with magic
- Entry about Klaus Oswatitsch in the database of the Wilhelm Exner Medal Foundation .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Oswatitsch, Klaus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian physicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 10, 1910 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Maribor |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 1, 1993 |
| Place of death | Vienna |