Jan Burgers
Johannes (Jan) Martinus Burgers (January 13, 1895 – June 7, 1981) was a Dutch physicist and the brother of the physicist Wilhelm G. Burgers. Burgers studied in Leiden under Paul Ehrenfest, where he obtained his PhD in 1918. He is known for the Burgers' equation, the Burgers vector in dislocation theory and the Burgers material in viscoelasticity.
J. M. Burgers | |
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Jan Burgers | |
| Born | January 13, 1895 Arnhem, Netherlands |
| Died | June 7, 1981 (aged 86) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Leiden |
| Known for | Bateman-Burgers equation Burgers vortex Burgers material Burgers vector |
| Awards | ASME Medal (1965) Otto Laporte Award (1974) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | Delft University of Technology University of Maryland |
| Doctoral advisor | Paul Ehrenfest |
Jan Burgers was one of the co-founders of the International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (IUTAM) in 1946, and was its secretary-general from 1946 until 1952.
In 1931 he became member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, in 1955 he became foreign member.
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