William R. Sears

For the New York Senate member born 1928, see William R. Sears (New York politician).
William R. Sears
Born(1913-03-01)March 1, 1913
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
DiedOctober 12, 2002(2002-10-12) (aged 89)
Tucson, Arizona
Alma materUniversity of Minnesota (B.S., 1934)
Caltech (PhD, 1938)
OccupationAeronautical engineer
Known forAeronautical Engineering
Sears–Haack body
SpouseMabel Rhodes
ChildrenSusan and David
AwardsASME Medal (1989)
Fluid Dynamics Prize (APS) (1992)
Daniel Guggenheim Medal (1996)

William Rees Sears (March 1, 1913 – October 12, 2002) was an American aeronautical engineer and educator who worked at Caltech, Northrop Aircraft, Cornell University (as the J. L. Given Professor of Engineering), and the University of Arizona. He was an editor of the Journal of the Aeronautical Sciences from 1955 to 1963[1] and the founding Editor of the Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics in 1969.[2]

  1. ^ Rott, Nicholas (2005). "Chapter: William Rees Sears March 1, 1913–October 12, 2002". Biographical Memoirs. Vol. 86. Washington, D.C.: The National Academies Press. pp. 298–311. doi:10.17226/11429. ISBN 978-0-309-09304-0. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  2. ^ Davis, Stephen H.; Moin, Parviz (2018-01-05). "Introduction". Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics. 50 (1): v–vi. Bibcode:2018AnRFM..50D...5D. doi:10.1146/annurev-fl-50-120617-100001. ISSN 0066-4189.