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...incredible mathematical intuition,” Lewis said. “He dealt with the mathematical structures and formulas needed to solve problems in fluid mechanics, astronomy, and other fields the way artists use paint and clay...

Author: By Lesley W. Ma, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: A Whiz With Derivatives Dies at 83 | 3/13/2002 | See Source »

Over the years, Carrier worked on many projects, including the design of rocket nozzles and the behavior of large ocean waves called tsunamis. In his Harvard career, Carrier was best known for solving differential and integral equations, though he also studied fluid and solid mechanics, geophysics and oceanography...

Author: By Lesley W. Ma, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: A Whiz With Derivatives Dies at 83 | 3/13/2002 | See Source »

...OPENING THE VALVE A small balloon was snaked along the wire and inflated with fluid to prop open the valve...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Change Of Heart | 3/11/2002 | See Source »

Segregating these studies by ethnicity would not only impose rigid boundaries among ill-defined and fluid groups; it would also eliminate methodology’s role in defining the disciplines. The Crimson endorsed queer studies in part because gays and lesbians represent a “distinct social group,” but there are many such groups that could be the focus of one’s undergraduate years. Which groups are most “important,” and which should get their concentrations first? The fear isn’t of a slippery slope?...

Author: By Stephen E. Sachs, | Title: A Different ‘Ethnic Studies’ | 3/5/2002 | See Source »

...WHAT JUDGES LOOK FOR A long fluid line and the ability to hold the edge...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: You Be The Judge | 2/25/2002 | See Source »

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