Chapter 4
In Meyer-Peter's Laboratory
Publication: Hans Albert Einstein: His Life as a Pioneering Engineer
Abstract
Hans Albert joined Professor Eugen Meyer-Peter's laboratory as an engineering assistant just as the lab was beginning a major project aimed at solving a particularly important river-engineering problem. The engineering problem facing Meyer-Peter required that he deal with two fundamental, but poorly understood, relationships governing river behavior. One concerned the relationship between a river's dimensions and its capacity to convey water. The other concerned the relationship between the rate of water flow and the rate of bed sediment that flowing water can move along a river. Comprehending the complexities he faced, Meyer-Peter carefully chose a prudent method for designing a narrowed Alpine Rhine. Hans Albert's deepening interest in his research led him to form a new view of how flowing water moves bed particles along rivers. This view differed strikingly from the sketchy notions of particle movement described in earlier papers and texts.
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