Bird, R. Byron 1924-
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Name (Latin)
Bird, R. Byron 1924-
Other forms of name
nnaa Bird, Robert Byron, 1924-
Date of birth
1924-02-05
Date of death
2020-11-13
Gender
male
Biographical or Historical Data
Dept. of Chemical Engineering, University of Wisconsin
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Sources of Information
- Information from 678 field, converted June 25, 2014(Dept. of Chemical Engineering, University of Wisconsin)
- His Notes on transport phenomena, 1958.
Wikipedia description:
Robert Byron Bird (February 5, 1924 – November 13, 2020) was an American chemical engineer and professor emeritus in the department of chemical engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He was known for his research in transport phenomena of non-Newtonian fluids, including fluid dynamics of polymers, polymer kinetic theory, and rheology. He, along with Warren E. Stewart and Edwin N. Lightfoot, was an author of the classic textbook Transport Phenomena. Bird was a recipient of the National Medal of Science in 1987.
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