Torkel Weis-Fogh

Torkel Weis-Fogh
Born(1922 -03-25)25 March 1922
Aarhus, Denmark
Died13 November 1975(1975-11-13) (aged 53)[1]
Cambridge, England
NationalityDanish
Alma materUniversity of Copenhagen
Known for
Scientific career
Fields
Institutions
Doctoral advisorAugust Krogh
Doctoral studentsBertel Møhl
Axel Michelsen

Torkel Weis-Fogh (25 March 1922 – 13 November 1975) was a Danish zoologist and Professor at the University of Cambridge and the University of Copenhagen.[1][7][8][9][10][11] He is best known for his contributions to the understanding of insect flight, especially the clap and fling mechanism used by very small insects. James Lighthill named this "the Weis-Fogh mechanism of lift generation".[12][13]

  1. ^ a b Treherne, J. E. (1976). "Obituary Torkel Weis-Fogh 1922–1975". Tissue and Cell. 8 (1): i. doi:10.1016/0040-8166(76)90015-X. PMID 772881.
  2. ^ Sane, S. P. (2011). "Steady or Unsteady? Uncovering the Aerodynamic Mechanisms of Insect Flight". Journal of Experimental Biology. 214 (3): 349–351. doi:10.1242/jeb.048330. PMID 21228193.
  3. ^ Weis-Fogh, Torkel (1975). "Unusual Mechanisms for the Generation of Lift in Flying Animals". Scientific American. 233 (5): 80–87. doi:10.1038/scientificamerican1175-80. PMID 1188343.
  4. ^ Weis-Fogh, Torkel (1964). "Biology and Physics of Locust Flight. 8. Lift and Metabolic Rate of Flying Locusts". The Journal of Experimental Biology. 41: 257–71. PMID 14187298.
  5. ^ Weis-Fogh, Torkel (1956). "The Flight of Locusts". Scientific American. 194 (3): 116–126. doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0356-116.
  6. ^ Furber, S. B.; Williams, J. E. F. (1979). "Is the Weis-Fogh principle exploitable in turbomachinery?". Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 94 (3): 519. doi:10.1017/S0022112079001166.
  7. ^ "Torkel Weis-Fogh: Scientific Papers and Correspondence". archiveshub.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 22 December 2012.
  8. ^ Weis-Fogh, Torkel; Jensen, M. (1956). "Biology and Physics of Locust Flight. I. Basic Principles in Insect Flight. A Critical Review". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 239 (667): 415–458. doi:10.1098/rstb.1956.0007.
  9. ^ Jensen, M.; Weis-Fogh, T. (1962). "Biology and Physics of Locust Flight. V. Strength and Elasticity of Locust Cuticle". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 245 (721): 137–169. doi:10.1098/rstb.1962.0008.
  10. ^ Torkel Weis-Fogh's publications indexed by the Scopus bibliographic database. (subscription required)
  11. ^ Weis-Fogh, Torkel (1956). "Biology and Physics of Locust Flight. II. Flight Performance of the Desert Locust (Schistocerca gregaria)". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 239 (667): 459–510. doi:10.1098/rstb.1956.0008.
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