Paul A. Libby
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Paul Andrews Libby (September 4, 1921 – November 2, 2021) was a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at the University of California, San Diego, a specialist in the field of combustion and aerospace engineering.
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Born | Paul Andrews Libby (1921-09-04)September 4, 1921 Mineola, New York, U.S. |
Died | November 2, 2021(2021-11-02) (aged 100) La Jolla, California, U.S. |
Citizenship | American |
Alma mater | Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn |
Known for | Bray–Moss–Libby model Becker–Morduchow–Libby solution |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Fluid dynamics Combustion Aerospace Engineering |
Institutions | Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn University of California, San Diego |
Thesis | The Structure of a Shock-Wave according to the Navier-Stokes Equations (1949) |
Doctoral advisor | Russell P. Harrington Paul Lieber |
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