Numa Manson

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Numa Manson
Born(1913-10-13)13 October 1913
Died2 November 1993(1993-11-02) (aged 80)
Poitiers, France
Alma mater University of Paris
Scientific career
Fields Combustion
Institutions University of Poitiers
French Institute of Petroleum
Thesis  (1946)
Doctoral students Paul Clavin

Numa Manson (13 October 1913 - 2 November 1993) was a French scientist, working in the field of combustion and detonation. [1] [2] Along with Antoni K. Oppenheim (Berkeley) and Rem I. Soloukhin (Minsk), he founded the International Committee on Gasdynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems (ICDERS) in 1967. [3] The Numa Manson medal is named after him. [4]

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Biography

Numa Manson was born in Ekaterinoslav on October 13, 1913, [5] but along with his family, he emigrated to Germany in 1923 and further to France in 1926. In 1937, he received the French citizenship.

Manson graduated from the University of Paris in 1934 and from the Higher School of Welding in 1935. From 1936 to 1941, he served in the French army and from 1941 to 1945, he worked at the Welding Institute and from 1946 to 1954, he worked at the French Institute of Petroleum. From 1954 onwards, he was a faculty member at the University of Poitiers. He served as the director of CNRS from 1973 to 1982.

Notable Numa Manson medal receipients

Some notable recipients of the Numa Manson medal are

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References

  1. http://www.icders.org/ICDERS2007/abstracts/ICDERS2007-0131.pdf
  2. Murray, S. B. (2008-09-01). "Numa Manson on velocity deficits and detonation stability". Shock Waves. 18 (4): 255–268. doi:10.1007/s00193-008-0128-z. ISSN   1432-2153.
  3. "History of ICDERS". www.icders.org. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
  4. "Awards". www.icders.org. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
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  6. https://library.ucsd.edu/dc/object/bb7953568g