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Walker Bleakney and the development of the shock tube at Princeton

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Recollections of activities in the Physics Department of Princeton University leading to the construction and use of the SHOCK TUBE are recorded. Walker Bleakney was the leader of these activities from 1940 to 1979, and his methods and attitude are described. Original interferograms made at Princeton show some results obtained.

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Emrich, R.J. Walker Bleakney and the development of the shock tube at Princeton. Shock Waves 5, 327–339 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02434008

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