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Ascher H. Shapiro (Ascher Herman Shapiro) was born on 20 May, 1916 in Brooklyn, New York, is an American author and professor of mechanical engineering and fluid mechanics. Discover Ascher H. Shapiro's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 88 years old?
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Ascher Herman Shapiro |
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88 years old |
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Taurus |
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20 May, 1916 |
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20 May |
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Brooklyn, New York |
| Date of death |
26 November, 2004 |
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Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts |
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United States
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Ascher H. Shapiro Height, Weight & Measurements
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Ascher H. Shapiro Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Ascher H. Shapiro worth at the age of 88 years old? Ascher H. Shapiro’s income source is mostly from being a successful author. He is from United States. We have estimated Ascher H. Shapiro's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Ascher Herman Shapiro (May 20, 1916 – November 26, 2004) was a professor of Mechanical Engineering at MIT.
He grew up in New York City.
Shapiro was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, to Jewish Lithuanian immigrant parents.
He earned his S.B. in 1938 and an Sc.D. in 1946 in the field of mechanical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
After starting at MIT as a laboratory assistant in mechanical engineering, Shapiro was eventually appointed assistant professor at MIT in 1943 where he taught fluid mechanics.
Shapiro was elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1952, the National Academy of Sciences in 1967, and National Academy of Engineering in 1974.
A prolific author of texts in his field, his two-volume treatise, The Dynamics and Thermodynamics of Compressible Fluid Flow, published in 1953 and 1954, is considered a classic.
His 1961 book Shape and Flow: The Fluid Dynamics of Drag explained boundary layer phenomena and drag in simple, non-mathematical terms.
He also founded the National Council for Fluid Mechanics Films (NCFMF), in cooperation with the Educational Development Center.
In 1962 he demonstrated the Coriolis effect in a bathtub-sized water tank placed in MIT (latitude 42° N).
The experiment required extreme precision, since the acceleration due to Coriolis effect is only that of gravity.
The tank was filled, kept static for 24 hours, then drained.
The vortex was measured by a cross made of two silvers of wood pinned above the draining hole.
It takes 20 minutes to drain, and the cross starts turning only around 15 minutes.
At the end it is turning at 1 rotation every 3 to 4 seconds.
From there, Shapiro was appointed Chair of the Institute's Faculty in 1964-1965 and head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering from 1965 to 1974.
He was awarded the Benjamin Garver Lamme Award by the American Society of Engineering Education in 1977.
He was awarded the Fluids Engineering Award in 1977 and the Drucker Medal in 1999 by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
He was awarded honorary Doctor of Science in 1978 by the University of Salford and in 1985 by the Technion.
