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Sutton, George Walter was born on August 3, 1927 in Brooklyn. Son of Jack and Pauline (Aaron) Sutton.
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Suitable for advanced undergraduates and graduate students in engineering, this text introduces the concepts of plasma physics and magnetohydrodynamics from a physical viewpoint. The first section of the three-part treatment deals mainly with the properties of ionized gases in magnetic and electric fields, essentially following the microscopic viewpoint. An introduction surveys the concepts of ionized gases and plasmas, together with a variety of magnetohydrodynamic regimes. A review of electromagnetic field theory follows, including motion of an individual charged particle and derivations of drift motions and adiabatic invariants. Additional topics include kinetic theory, derivation of electrical conductivity, development of statistical mechanics, radiation from plasma, and plasma wave motion. Part II addresses the macroscopic motion of electrically conducting compressible fluids: magnetohydrodynamic approximations; description of macroscopic fluid motions; magnetohydrodynamic channel flow; methods of estimating channel-flow behavior; and treatment of magnetohydrodynamic boundary layers. Part III draws upon the material developed in previous sections to explore applications of magnetohydrodynamics. The text concludes with a series of problems that reinforce the teachings of all three parts.
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laboratory executive physicist research mechanical engineer
Sutton, George Walter was born on August 3, 1927 in Brooklyn. Son of Jack and Pauline (Aaron) Sutton.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering honors, Cornell University, 1952. Master of Science, California Institute of Technology, 1953. Doctor of Philosophy Engineering & Physics magna cum laude, California Institute of Technology, 1955.
Research scientist Lockheed Missile Company, 1955. Research engineer Space Science Laboratory General Electric, 1955—1961, manager magnetohydrodynamic power generation, 1962—1963. Visiting Ford professor Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1961—1962.
Science adviser Headquarters United States Air Force, 1963—1965. With Avco Research Laboratory, 1965—1983, vice president, technical director Helionetics Laser division, 1983—1985. Vice president JAYCOR, San Diego, 1985—1990.
Director E-O research Kaman Aerospace Corporation, Tucson, 1990—1992. Chief scientist Aero Thermal Technology, Inc., Arlington, Virginia, 1993—1996. Principal engineer Analytic Services, 1996—2001, SPARTA, Arlington, since 2001.
Consultant Energy Agency, 1977-1979, Arms Control Agency, 1986. Lecturer magnetohydrodynamics University Pennsylvania, 1960-1963, Stanford, 1964. Developer of ablation heat protection for ICBM and Corona Reconnaissance Satellites and high energy lasers, pioneer aero-optics, missile interceptor technical.
Judge Intel Science Talent Search. Director laser development Avco Research Laboratory, 1971-1982, vice president, 1972-1982.
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With United States Army Air Force, 1945-1947. Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (chairman plasmadynamics technical committee, editor-in-chief journal 1967-1996, editor-in-chief emeritus, since 1997, Thermophysics award 1980, Distinguished Service award 1988), American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Association for the Advancement of Science, National Academy Engineering (aerospace section secretary, peer committee), National Research Council (shuttle upgrades committee, aging avionics committee, thermionics committee, nanotechnology committee, laser testing committee).
Married Evelyn D. Kunnes, December 25, 1952. Children: James E., Charles S., Richard E., Stewart A.