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Model Deforming Objects with the Arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian Method

January 17, 2018

The combined efforts of Leonhard Euler and Joseph-Louis Lagrange inspired the arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian (ALE) method, which we can use to model deforming objects.

Happy Birthday, Ernst Ruska

December 25, 2017

Ernst Ruska is an optical engineer from Germany who is known for developing the first electron microscope, earning him a Nobel Prize in Physics in 1986.

Happy Birthday, Christian Doppler

November 29, 2017

The Doppler effect is observed both on Earth (such as the change in pitch when a siren passes you) and in space (such as the red shift of a planet). Learn about this phenomenon’s namesake.

Happy Birthday, Johannes Diderik van der Waals

November 23, 2017

Johannes Diderik van der Waals made many groundbreaking contributions to our understanding of liquids and gases, but his greatest passion was for education.

Happy Birthday, Margaret Hutchinson Rousseau

October 27, 2017

Margaret Hutchinson Rousseau, the first woman to join the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), is known for designing the first commercial penicillin plant during WWII.

Happy Birthday, George Westinghouse

October 6, 2017

If you’ve ever ridden on a train or used electricity, than you have American inventor George Westinghouse to thank. Learn about how he changed the way we think about and use alternating current.

Happy Birthday, Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya

September 15, 2017

Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya was a civil engineer who used his talents to make many significant contributions to India’s infrastructure. His birthday is celebrated as Engineer’s Day in India.

Happy Birthday, Osborne Reynolds

August 23, 2017

Osborne Reynolds was an Irish physicist whose work focused on mathematics, thermodynamics, and — most notably — fluid mechanics.


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