Background
Reid, William Hill was born on September 10, 1926 in Oakland, California, United States. Son of William Macdonald and Edna Caroline (Hill) Reid.
(This book begins with a basic introduction to three major...)
This book begins with a basic introduction to three major areas of hydrodynamic stability: thermal convection, rotating and curved flows, and parallel shear flows. There follows a comprehensive account of the mathematical theory for parallel shear flows. A number of applications of the linear theory are discussed, including the effects of stratification and unsteadiness. The emphasis throughout is on the ideas involved, the physical mechanisms, the methods used, and the results obtained. Wherever possible, the theory is related to both experimental and numerical results. A distinctive feature of the book is the large number of problems it contains. These problems (for which hints and references are given) not only provide exercises for students but also provide many additional results in a concise form.
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Reid, William Hill was born on September 10, 1926 in Oakland, California, United States. Son of William Macdonald and Edna Caroline (Hill) Reid.
Bachelor of Science, University California, Berkeley, 1949. Master of Science, University California, Berkeley, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy, Cambridge University, England, 1955.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Cambridge University, England, 1968. AM (honorary), Brown University, 1961.
Lecturer, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1955-1956; National Science Foundation fellow, Yerkes Observatory, Williams Bay, Wisconsin, 1957-1958; assistant professor, Brown U., Providence, 1958-1961; associate professor, Brown U., Providence, 1961-1963; associate professor, University of Chicago, 1963-1965; professor, University of Chicago, 1965-1989; professor emeritus, University of Chicago, since 1989; professor, Indiana U.-Purdue University, Indianapolis, since 1989. Consultant research laboratories General Motors Corporation, Warren, Michigan, 1960-1973.
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Served with United States Merchant Marine, 1945-1947, with Army of the United States, 1954-1956. Fellow American Physical Society, Cambridge Philosophical Society. Member American Mathematics Society, American Meteorological Society, Sigma Xi.
Married Elizabeth Mary Kidner, May 26, 1962. 1 child, Margaret Frances.