John D. Anderson

John D. Anderson, Jr. ( born October 1, 1937 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania) is an American engineer.

He completed his studies at the University of Florida and graduated in 1957 with honors for "Bachelor of Aeronautical Engineering ". From 1959 to 1962 he worked first at the Aerospace Research Laboratory / Wright - Patterson Air Force Base as a scientist with the rank of lieutenant. In the years 1962 to 1966, he attended The Ohio State University and received the degree of " Ph.D. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering".

Then he joined in 1966 at the Naval Ordnance Laboratory and led the group supersonic. In 1980 was appointed Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics at the University of Maryland. 1986-1987 he was the Charles Lindbergh Chair held at the National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution. In addition to his professorship in 1993 he became a member of the " Committee for the History and Philosophy in Science", and in 1996 joined the faculty Historical Sciences at the University of Maryland.

In 1999, he withdrew into retirement, though he is the University of Maryland also connected as Professor Emeritus.

He is currently Curator of Aerodynamics at the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Publications

John D. Anderson, Jr. is the author of more than 120 scientific articles in the field of aerodynamics, gas dynamics, computational fluid dynamics and other areas. He is also the author of several textbooks:

  • Dynamic gas laser - An Introduction, ( Academic Press, 1976).
  • Introduction to Flight ( McGraw -Hill, 1978, 1984, 1989, 2000, 2005).
  • Modern Compressible Flow ( McGraw -Hill, 1982, 1990, 2003).
  • Fundamentals of Aerodynamics, ( McGraw-Hill, 1984, 1991, 2001).
  • Hypersonic and High Temperature Gas Dynamics, ( McGraw -Hill, 1989).
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics - Basics with Applications, ( McGraw -Hill, 1995).
  • Aircraft Performance and Design, ( McGraw -Hill, 1999).
  • A History of Aerodynamics and Its Impact on Flying Machines ( Cambridge University Press, 1997).
  • The Airplane: A History of Its Technology ( American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2003).
  • Inventing Flight, ( Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004).
  • Engineer
  • University teachers ( College Park, Maryland)
  • Americans
  • Born in 1937
  • Man
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