Saturday, November 17, 2012

Recommended: Wind Wizard

Wind Wizard: Alan G. Davenport and the Art of Wind Engineering
by Siobhan Roberts
Princeton University Press, 2012 (($29.95))

The dramatic undulations and final collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge in 1940 demonstrated the power of wind and impelled a new discipline of wind engineering. Alan G. Davenport led the field with his meticulous science and innovative wind tunnel. Journalist Roberts delves into Davenport's portfolio of superlatives, which includes the world's tallest bridge, France's Millau Viaduct.

COMMENT ATScientificAmerican.com/dec2012

This article was originally published with the title Recommended: Wind Wizard.

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