H. A. Lorentz: Sketches of his work on slow viscous flow and some other areas in fluid mechanics and the background against which it arose (Q1364007)

The article gives an analysis of some of the lesser known work of H. A. Lorentz (1853-1928) on fluid mechanics; it contains also some remarks on Lorentz's life and on a little known aspect of his activity (starting 1918) as president of a governmental committee (in Holland) for investigating the construction of a giant dam for closing off the Zuiderzee. The article appears in a special issue of the journal containing other papers devoted to the analysis of Lorentz's work on fluid mechanics (which was not one of his fields of specialization).