This charming work, which lives up to its title, chronicles
the personal and professional life of W. R. Sears, now well into his
80s and still active.
-- F. V. Pohle, Applied Mechnics Reviews
The author's real purpose is to discuss not only his own life as a
practitioner of the art and science of fluid mechanics but to introduce us
also to the lighter, and sometimes not so light, side of many of the people
he has met and with whom he has worked ... some of the most famous
scientists to have graced the subject over the past half-century or so.
-- Tony Maxworthy, Journal of Fluid Mechanics
This autobiography,written by one of the aeronautical world's great
characters and contributors, is mostly a chronological series of memoirs and
anecdotes about all the very interesting and colourful people who have been
associated with Bill Sears during his outstanding career. They are the
giants of aeronautical research and development: von Karman, Millikan, H-S
Tsien,Biot, Malina, C-C Lin, Liepmann, Northrop, R.T. Jones (and a host of
others)
-- W.J. Rainbird, Canadian Aeronautics and Space Journal
One can browse here and there, jump back and forth from one character to
another, always with pleasure.
-- Gino Moretti, A.I.A.A. Journal
Once I started, of course, I couldn't put it down.
-- John W. Myers (former chief experimental-test pilot and Senior Vice-President, Northrop Aircraft)
You are "born a writer and storyteller" as von Karman would say.
-- Robert Korkegi (former director of AGARD and of the von Karman Institute)
Each chapter is a treasure.
-- H. K. Cheng (University of Southern California)
I'm sorry to report that I have finished your book.
-- Charles Treanor (Calspan Corporation)
With sincerity and good humor you reveal inside stories that no history book
can give us.
-- Hans von Ohain (pioneer in jet propulsion, designer of the first successful turbojet engine)
