A History of Aerodynamics and Its Impact on Flying Machines From: ASEE Prism | Date: December 1, 1999| Author: Weese, John | Copyright American Society for Engineering Education Dec 1999. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

A History of Aerodynamics and Its Impact on Flying Machines

By John D. Anderson, Jr. Cambridge University Press; 1999; 478 pp., $39.95.

Reviewed by John Weese

In A History of Aerodynamics, John Anderson masterfully couples the development of theory with experiment, and correlates this evolving knowledge with the advent and improvement of flying machines. This delightful book requires careful attention, but it'll be read and re-read with genuine appreciation.

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