Louis Landweber (8 January 1912, New York City – 19 January 1998, Iowa City, Iowa), was a leading ship hydrodynamicist,[1] known for Landweber iteration.

Education and career

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Landweber received in 1932 a bachelor's degree in mathematics from the City College of New York. After graduation, he became a physicist at the United States Experimental Model Basin at the Washington Navy Yard. He received a master's degree in physics from George Washington University. Starting in 1940, he led a research group for mine-sweeping and other war-related activities. He received a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Maryland and was promoted to the head of the hydrodynamics division of the David Taylor Model Basin in Carderock, Maryland, before leaving for a professorship at the University of Iowa. There he was a research engineer at the Iowa Institute of Hydraulic Research as well as a professor of mechanics and hydraulics at the University of Iowa, where he remained until his retirement in 1982.[1]

... Landweber supervised more than 50 masters and doctoral students and served as author, co-author or editor of approximately 150 technical papers, reports, monographs and books in the fields of hydrodynamics and naval architecture.[1]

He was married and had two sons,[1] including mathematician Peter Landweber.[2][3][4]

Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "UI engineering professor Louis Landweber dies Jan. 19". University of Iowa News Services. 21 January 1998.
  2. ^ Victor Landweber, Joseph Bellows Gallery
  3. ^ Victor Landweber: A photographer responds to a larger world of art, landweber.com
  4. ^ Julia Landweber, Montclair State University; Victor Landweber's daughter Julia is a history professor.
  5. ^ "NAE Website - Dr. Louis Landweber". nae.edu. Retrieved 2017-10-23.