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JAN BURGERS 1895 - 1981 JAN BURGERS 1895 - 1981 Jan Burgers w 1895-1981 Edited by Jan V Sengers and Gijs Ooms Published by J.M. Burgerscentrum Research School for Fluid Mechanics on the occasion of its 25th anniversary J.M. Burgerscentrum Research School for Fluid Mechanics Mekelweg 2, 2628 CD Delft The Netherlands www.jmburgerscentrum.nl Jan Burgers w 1895-1981 FOREWORD I by GertJan van Heijst, Scientific Director J.M. Burgerscentrum, Tthe Netherlands, Mekelweg 2, 2628 CD Delft This little book about the life and work of J.M. Burgers is issued at the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the J.M. Burgerscentrum (JMBC). To be more precise: at the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the first KNAW recognition that the JMBC received (in 1992). The Dutch research school for fluid mechanics is named after Prof. Johannes (Jan) Martinus Burgers, who was the first professor in fluid mechanics appointed in the Netherlands. He was appointed professor in Delft at the age of 23, actually two months before he received his PhD degree in Physical and Mathematical Sciences from the University of Leiden, where he worked under supervision of Prof. Paul Ehrenfest. During his career, Jan Burgers played an active role, both as an outstanding scientist and as a stimulating driving force behind the international organization of science. Just to illustrate the latter, he was one of the founders of the International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics. In fluid dynamics, Jan Burgers was interested in fundamental issues, but also in applied problems. He was internationally highly recognized for his scientific accomplishments, and his name is now directly connected with the Burgers equation, the Burgers vortex, and the Burgers vector, to mention a few.
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