Moritz Weber
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Moritz Weber | |
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| Born | 1871 |
| Died | 1951 (aged 79–80) |
| Known for | Reynolds number, Froude number |
Moritz Weber (1871–1951), was a professor of naval mechanics at Technische Hochschule Charlottenburg (today Technische Universität Berlin).[1] The dimensionless numbers Reynolds number (named after the British scientist and mathematician Osborne Reynolds), and Froude number (named after the British engineer William Froude) was coined by Moritz Weber.[2][3] Moreover, the dimensionless number Weber number was coined after him.[1] Weber was also responsible in coining the term similitude to describe model studies that were scaled both geometrically and using dimensionless parameters for forces.[1]
