The Dynamics and Thermodynamics of Compressible Fluid Flow (Vol. 2)

Ascher H. Shapiro ( 1916-2004) was a professor of Mechanical Engineering at MIT. A prolific author of texts in his field, his two-volume treatise, The Dynamics and Thermodynamics of Compressible Fluid Flow, published in 1953 and 1954, is considered a classic. His 1961 book Shape and Flow: The Fluid Dynamics of Drag explained boundary layer phenomena and drag in simple, non-mathematical terms. In the 1960s, he began to conduct research in fluid flow in the body. In 1961, he founded the National Council for Fluid Mechanics Films (NCFMF), in cooperation with the Educational Development Center. The NCFMF released a series of 39 films, which have since then been widely used in the teaching of Fluid Mechanic.