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Milton S. Plesset
Milton Spinoza Plesset
(7 February 1908 – 19 February 1991) was an
American
applied physicist who worked in the field of
fluid mechanics
and
nuclear energy
. He was elected to the
National Academy of Engineering
in 1979 for his fundamental contributions to
multiphase flows
, bubble dynamics, and safety of
nuclear reactors
. Plesset served as Professor of Engineering Science at
California Institute of Technology
during 1951 to 1978. Notable scientists
Andrea Prosperetti
and
Norman Zabusky
finished their doctoral work under Plesset's guidance.
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