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This page features Pioneers of Instrumentation born in April. The pictures are thumbnails, so clicking on them will make them larger.
Vincenc
Strouhal (1850 – 1922) was a Czech
physicist
specializing in experimental
physics. He was one of the founders of the Physics department at Charles
University. The Strouhal number is named after him.
Birthday: April 10, 1850
Leonardo
da Vinci (1452 – 1519) made the first
recorded observation of the vortex shedding phenomenon over 400 years ago.
He observed the formation of vortex swirls downstream of a rock in a
stream of water. He was born on April 15, 1452.
Birthday: April 15, 1452
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