Bush, "The Science of Penetration," The Streamlined Decade

1. Define laminar and turbulent flow. Which type of flow is equivalent to streamlined flow?

2. Cayley derives the ideal shape of an airship from what natural object?

3. D'Arcy Thompson suggests that natural form is explained by the forces acting on it. Give an example of such a form.

1. What was Behrens's first work of industrial design?

2. Describe the two basic parts of the arc lamp.

3. Of the lamps pictured as Nos. 2, 3, and 4 (p.80), which embodies the engineer's "pseudo-aesthetic?"

4. According to Anderson, Behrens is willing to go beyond the logic of "material conditions." Explain how this is manifested in Behrens's arc lamp design.

5. Explain Botticher's essential idea of the "Tektonik."

6. How does Semper relate Greek form to the problem of streamlining?

7. How does Le Corbusier relate the problem of the house (or the airplane) to the classical Greek forms of the Parthenon?

8. Define Semper's Tektonik and Stereotomie.

9. What did Reuleaux find significant in American machinery?

10. In what sense is Botticher more conservative in his attitude than Semper?

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