Wu, Theodore Y.-T.

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Name (Latin)
Wu, Theodore Y.-T.
Other forms of name
Wu, T. Yao-tsu (Theodore Yao-tsu)
Wu, Theodore Yao-tsu
Date of birth
1924-03-20
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 21148557
Wikidata: Q7782116
Library of congress: n 85806831
TAU10: 000543810
Sources of Information
  • nuc85-23740: Symp. on Swim. and Fly. (1974 : California Institute of Technology). Swimming and flying in nature, 1975-(hdg. on CSt rept.: Wu, Theodore Yao-tsu; usage: Theodore Y.-T. Wu)
  • LC data base, 5/22/85(hdg.: Wu, Theodore Yao-tsu; usage: T. Yao-tsu Wu; Theodore Y.-T. Wu)
Wikipedia description:

Theodore Yaotsu Wu (Chinese: 吴耀祖; pinyin: Wú Yàozǔ; March 20, 1924 – December 16, 2023) was a Chinese-born American engineer. He was a professor of Engineering Science at the California Institute of Technology. His research contribution included compressible fluid flow, free-streamline theory of cavities, jets and wakes, water waves and free-surface flows, mechanics of fish swimming and bird/insect flight, wind and ocean-current energy, and internal waves in the ocean.

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