Impactful times : memories of 60 years of shock wave research at Sandia National Laboratories /: memories of 60 years of shock wave research at Sandia National Laboratories. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: James R. Asay, Lalit C. Chhabildas, R. Jeffrey Lawrence, Mary Ann Sweeney.
• Authors: Asay, J. R; Chhabildas, L. C (Lalit C.); Lawrence, R. Jeffery; Sweeney, Mary Ann
• Contents: Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part I Building Shock Wave Capabilities -- Introduction -- The 1950s -- Origins -- The 1960s -- Explosive Growth -- The 1970s -- New Opportunities -- The 1980s -- Heady Times -- The 1990s -- Black Monday -- The 2000s -- A New Millennium -- Looking to the Future -- Part II Memories of Shock Wave Research -- James A. Ang -- James R. Asay -- Melvin R. Baer -- Lynn M. Barker -- Mark B. Boslough -- Barry M. Butcher -- Albert J. Chabai -- Lalit C. Chhabildas -- Michael J. Desjarlais -- George E. Duvall (A Tribute by the Editors) -- Michael D. Furnish -- Dennis E. Grady -- Robert A. Graham (Recollections of William J. Nellis and Tribute by the Editors) -- Thomas A. Haill -- Clint A. Hall -- Dennis B. Hayes -- Walter Herrmann (in Memoriam by Orval E. Jones) -- Eugene S. Hertel, Jr -- Roy (Red) Hollenbach -- James N. Johnson -- Orval E. Jones (A Tribute by the Editors) -- Charles H. Karnes -- James E. Kennedy -- Marlin E. Kipp -- Marcus D. Knudson -- Carl H. Konrad -- R. Jeffery Lawrence -- Raymond W. Lemke -- C. Donald Lundergan -- Peter C. Lysne -- J. Michael McGlaun -- Steven T. Montgomery -- Bruno Morosin -- Darrell Munson -- Raymond P. Reed -- William D. Reinhart -- George A. Samara (in Memoriam by Alton D. Romig, Jr. and Robert A. Graham) -- Karl W. Schuler -- Herbert J. Sutherland -- Samuel L. Thompson (A Tribute by J. Michael McClaun: An Enduring Nationwide Impact) -- Wayne M. Trott -- Timothy G. Trucano -- Tracy J. Vogler -- Jack L. Wise -- Bibliography -- List of Acronyms -- Indices -- Index of Key Terms -- Index of Names of Individuals.
• Publisher Details: Cha, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 531/.1133; Engineering; Shock waves -- History; SCIENCE -- Mechanics -- General; SCIENCE -- Mechanics -- Solids; Shock waves; Engineering; Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer; Thermodynamics; History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics; Numerical and Computational Physics, Simulation; Computational Intelligence; Science -- Mechanics -- Dynamics -- Thermodynamics; Science -- Physics; Science -- Mathematical Physics; Computers -- Intelligence (AI) & Semantics; Thermodynamics & heat; History of science; Mathematical physics; Artificial intelligence; Thermodynamics; Engineering thermodynamics; Electronic books; History; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319333472
• Related ISBNs: 331933347X; 9783319333458; 3319333453
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed May 10, 2017).
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