PÉRÈS, Cours de Mécanique des Fluides, 1936

Joseph Pérès (1890-1962), professor at the Sorbonne, was a leading French mathematician and fluid mechanician, a member of the Institute. His Cours de Mécanique des Fluides (Course in Fluid Mechanics), published with the collaboration of L. Malavard (civil engineer in Aeronautics) and prefaced by Henri Villat, is an essential textbook for training in hydrodynamics and aerodynamics. The work, produced under the auspices of the Institute of Fluid Mechanics in Paris (founded by the Ministry of Air), addresses crucial topics for engineering of the time, such as perfect fluids, lift, and drag. It demonstrates the importance of fluid mechanics for the development of aviation.