Herbert Wagner

Herbert Alois Wagner (Graz, 22 de maio de 1900 — Newport Beach, 28 de maio de 1982) foi um engenheiro austríaco.

Herbert Wagner
Nascimento 22 de maio de 1900
Graz, Áustria
Morte 28 de maio de 1982 (82 anos)
Newport Beach, Califórnia
Nacionalidade Áustria Austríaco
Prêmios Anel Ludwig Prandtl (1980)
Campo(s) Engenharia

Realizou diversas contribuições na área da aerodinâmica e estruturas de aeronaves.[1]

Participou da Primeira Guerra Mundial e Segunda Guerra Mundial, e então passou a trabalhar nos Estados Unidos.[2][3]

Referências
  1. [e-collection.library.ethz.ch/eserv/eth:2428/eth-2428-01.pdf Konrad Zuse und die ETH Zürich], page 10
  2. Ernst-Heinrich Hirschel, Horst Prem, Gero Madelung, "Aeronautical research in Germany: from Lilienthal until today", Volume 147. Springer, 2004.
  3. Based on a discovery related in the article "Über die Entstehung des dynamischen Auftriebes von Tragflügeln", Zeitschrift für angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik 5(1925) pp. 17-35, commonly known as the Wagner effect, also known among entomologists.

Bibliografia
  • Bollinger, Martin J. Warriors and Wizards: The Development and Defeat of Radio-Controlled Glide Bombs of the Third Reich. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 2010.
  • Knausenberger, George Emil and Wagner-Fielder, Monica. Herbert Wagner. Monterey: Martin Hollmann, 2003.
  • Knausenberger, George Emil (Ed). Herbert Wagner: Documents of His Work and Life. Bonn: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V., 1990.
  • Lasby, Clarence G. Project Paperclip: German Scientists and the Cold War. New York: Atheneum, 1971.
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