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History-Related Publications

Note: In this list, you will find many references to the Iowa Institute of Hydraulic Research, which was IIHR’s original name. In 2002, this name was officially changed to IIHR—Hydroscience & Engineering to better reflect the broad scope and modern multidisciplinary nature of the institute’s focus. The acronym “IIHR” has been retained to reflect the institute’s rich history and past century’s achievements.

Biographical Studies

Hunter Rouse, IIHR director from 1944–65.

Hunter Rouse, IIHR director from 1944–65.

  • Ettema, R. and Nakato, T. “John Fisher Kennedy — Student and Statesman of Hydraulic Engineering,” Journal of Hydraulic Research, October 2014.
  • Ettema, R., and C.F. Mutel, Hans Albert Einstein: His Life as a Pioneering Engineer, ASCE Press, Reston, Va., 331 pp., 2014.
  • Kennedy J.F., “Reflections on Rivers, Research, and Rouse,” ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering 109(10): 1254–1271, 1983.
  • Rouse H., “Five International Americans,” Hydraulics and Hydraulic Research—A Historical Review, IAHR, A.A. Balkema, pp. 301–306, 1987.
  • Kennedy J.F. and E.O. Macagno, “Hunter Rouse, Hydraulician,” Hydraulics and Hydraulic Research—A Historical Review, IAHR, A.A. Balkema, pp. 315–327, 1987.
  • Kennedy J.F., “Giulio de Marchi’s Heritage in the Hydraulic Field,” Attid del Simposio nel Centenario della Nascita di Giulio de Marchi, pp. 121–136, 1990.
  • Kennedy J.F., “Hunter Rouse, Biographical Sketch,” in Selected Writings of Hunter Rouse, Volume II, Institute of Hydraulic Research, University of Iowa, Iowa City, pp. x–xxix, 1991.
  • Kennedy J.F., “Garbis H. Keulegan: A Physicist’s Long Life in Hydraulics,” ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering 117(12): 1575–1587, 1991. (Also published as IIHR’s Technical Report #347)
  • Einstein, Elizabeth Roboz, Hans Albert Einstein: Reminiscences of His Life and Our Life Together, Iowa Institute of Hydraulic Research, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 112 pp., 1991.
  • Kennedy J.F., “The Albert Shields Story,” ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering 121: 766–772, 1995.
  • Mutel C.F. and R. Ettema, “Floyd Nagler, Founding Director of IIHR,” pp. 199–206, in Brown G.O., J.D. Garbrecht, W.H. Hager editors, Henry P.G. Darcy and Other Pioneers in Hydraulics, ASCE/EWRI, Reston, Va., 310 pp., 2003.
  • Ettema R. and C. Mutel, “Hans Albert Einstein’s Efforts to Understand and Formulate Bed-Sediment Transport in Rivers,” pp. 140–159 IN Brown G.O., J.D. Garbrecht, W.H. Hager editors, Henry P.G. Darcy and Other Pioneers in Hydraulics, ASCE/EWRI, Reston, Va., 310 pp., 2003.
  • Ettema R. and C.F. Mutel, “Hans Albert Einstein in South Carolina,” ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering 132: 754–758, 2006.
  • Mutel C.F. and R. Ettema, “Tribute to Hunter Rouse,” in Memorial Tribute, National Academy of Engineering, National Academies Press, Washington, D.C., 2007.  Also printed in Iowa Engineer 2007(2): 24–25.
  • Mutel C.F., D. Daly, and R. Ettema, “Hunter Rouse’s Historical Writings and the History of Hydraulics Collection,” ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering 134: 683–687, 2008.

History of IIHR

  • Schaefer J., W.A. Nixon, and R. Ettema, “Evolution of a University Ice Lab: IIHR in Ice,” Proceedings 11th IAHR International Ice Symposium 3, Banff, Alberta, Canada, pp. 1243–1254, June 1992.
  • Mutel C.F., “Floyd Nagler’s Passion for Water Power,” Iowa Heritage Illustrated 77(4): 152–156, 1996.
  • Mutel C.F., “Secrets From the Home Front,” Iowa Alumni Quarterly 4:34–37, 1997.
  • Mutel C.F., Flowing Through Time—A History of the Iowa Institute of Hydraulic Research, Iowa Institute of Hydraulic Research, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 300 pp., 1998.
  • Mutel C.F., “Forum Article: A History of the Iowa Institute of Hydraulic Research Published,” ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering 125(6): 558–561, June 1999.
  • Mutel C.F., “From Wind to Water,” Mechanical Engineering 122(1): 44–47, January 2000.
  • Ettema R., C.F. Mutel, and V.C. Patel, “The Iowa Institute of Hydraulic Research: 70-Plus and Still Going Strong,” Proceedings Environmental and Water Resources History, Washington, D.C., pp. 106–113, November 2002.
  • Mutel C.F. and R. Ettema, “Floyd Nagler, Founding Director of IIHR,” pp. 199–206, in Brown G.O., J.D. Garbrecht, and W.H. Hager editors, Henry P.G. Darcy and Other Pioneers in Hydraulics, ASCE/EWRI, Reston, Va., 310 pp., 2003.
  • Ettema R., “Hunter Rouse—His Work in Retrospect,” ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering 132 (12): 1248–1258, 2006.
  • Mutel C.F. and R. Ettema, “Tribute to Hunter Rouse,” in Memorial Tribute, National Academy of Engineering, National Academies Press, Washington, D.C., 2007.  Also printed in Iowa Engineer 2007(2): 24–25.
  • Mutel C.F., D. Daly, and R. Ettema, “Hunter Rouse’s Historical Writings and the History of Hydraulics Collection,” ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering 134: 683–687, 2008.

History of Hydraulics

  • Rouse H. and S. Ince, History of Hydraulics, Iowa Institute of Hydraulic Research, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 269 pp., 1957/1980.
  • Rouse H., Hydraulics in the United States 1776–1976, Iowa Institute of Hydraulic Research, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 238 pp., 1976.
  • Rouse H., Historic Writings in Hydraulics, Iowa Institute of Hydraulic Research, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 135 pp., 1984.
  • Rouse H., “Hydraulics’ Latest Golden Age (The Rise of Fluid Mechanics),” Hydraulics and Hydraulic Research—A Historical Review, IAHR, A.A. Balkema, pp. 307–313, 1987.
  • Kennedy J.F., “Hydraulic Trends Toward the Year 2000,” Hydraulics and Hydraulic Research—A Historical Review, IAHR, A.A. Balkema, pp. 357–362, 1987.
  • Kennedy J.F., “The Milestones and Millstones of River-Engineering Research,” Proceedings of the U.S.-Romanian Workshop on Water Resources Engineering, Vol. 1, St. Anthony Falls Hydraulic Laboratory Project Report #258, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn., pp. 1–13, 1987  (also published by the Hydraulic Engineering Research Institute, Bucharest, 1989).
  • Kennedy J.F., “A Tale of Two Subjects: Modern Physics and River Mechanics,” Proceedings of the ASCE International Symposium on Sediment Transport Modeling, ASCE, pp. 1–6, 1989.
  • Mutel C.F., “Water-Powered Mills in Iowa: A Forsaken Technology,” Iowa Heritage Illustrated 77(4): 159–171, 1996.
  • Ettema R. and C. Mutel, “Hans Albert Einstein’s Efforts to Understand and Formulate Bed-Sediment Transport in Rivers,” pp. 140–159 in Brown G.O., J.D. Garbrecht, and W.H. Hager editors, Henry P.G. Darcy and Other Pioneers in Hydraulics, ASCE/EWRI, Reston, Va., 310 pp., 2003.
  • Ettema R. and C.F. Mutel, “Hans Albert Einstein: Innovation and Compromise in Formulating Sediment Transport in Rivers,” ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering 130: 477–487, 2004.
  • Ettema R., “Rivers Viewed through Names and Epithets,” ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering 131(7): 535–542, 2005.
  • Ettema R. and C.F. Mutel, “Hans Albert Einstein in South Carolina,” ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering 132: 754–758, 2006.
  • Ettema R., “Hunter Rouse—His Work in Retrospect,” ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering 132 (12): 1248–1258, 2006.
  • Mutel C.F., D. Daly and R. Ettema. “Hunter Rouse’s Historical Writings and the History of Hydraulics Collection,” ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering 134: 683–687, 2008.

Leonardo da Vinci and Flow Kinematics

See also IIHR Monograph Series, most of which deal with Leonardo da Vinci’s work.

  • Macagno E.O., “La Rappresentazione del ‘FLUSSO’ Prima de Dopo Leonardo,” Tracce Immagini Numeri 2, Atti dei seminari e conferenze dell’A.S.T., Roma, pp. 51–59, 1984/1985.
  • Macagno E.O., “Hidrostatica Vinciana en el Codice Hammer,” Anales de la Universidad de Chile, Quinta Serie 8, pp. 71–96, 1985.
  • Macagno E.O., “Analogies in Leonardo’s Studies of Flow Phenomena,” Studi Vinciani, In Memoria di Nando De Toni, Ateneo di Scienze Lettere ed Arti Centro Richerche Leonardiane Brescia, 1986.
  • Macagno E.O., “Leonardo da Vinci: Engineer and Scientist,” Hydraulics and Hydraulic Research—A Historical Review, IAHR, A.A. Balkema, pp. 33–53, 1987.
  • Macagno E.O., “Multichannel Tabulation of Notes on Flow in the French Manuscripts of Leonardo da Vinci,” Raccolta Vinciana, Fascicolo XXII, Milano—Castello Sforzensco, pp. 213–237, 1987.
  • Macagno E.O., “La Nocion de Presion en la Mecanica de Fluidos Vinciana,” Estratto da Raccolata Vinciana, Fascicilo XXII, pp. 239–236, 1987.
  • Macagno E.O., “Experimentation, Analogy, and Paradox in Leonardo da Vinci,” Raccolta Vinciana, Fascicolo 23, pp. 205–236, 1990.
  • Macagno E.O., “Some Remarkable Experiments of Leonardo da Vinci,” La Houille Blanche, Paris, France, pp. 463–471, 1991.
  • Macagno E.O., “Lagrangian and Eulerian Descriptions in the Flow Studies of Leonardo da Vinci,” Estratto da (Raccaolta Vinciana) Fascicolo XXIV, Milano, 1992.
  • Macagno M., “Representation of Water in Art and Science,” La Houille Blanche, Paris, France, pp. 371–379, 1992.
  • Macagno M., “Aqua Depicta.  Representation of Water in Art and Science II,” La Houille Blanche, pp. 17–27, 1993.
  • Macagno M. and E.O. Macagno, “Dos Momentos en la Historia de la Cinematica-Leonardo da Vinci y Andrew Marie Ampere,” Arbor, CXLIX 586–587, pp. 75–111, 1994.
  • Macagno M., “Transformation Geometry in the Manuscripts of Leonardo da Vinci,” Estratto da Raccolata Vinciana, Fascicilo XXVI, pp. 93–134, 1996.
  • Macagno E.O., “Leonardian Fluid Transport Mechanics,” Estratto da Raccolata inciana, Fascicilo XXVI, pp. 43–91, 1996.

IIHR Books

  • Rouse H. and S. Ince, History of Hydraulics, Iowa Institute of Hydraulic Research, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 269 pp., 1957/1980.
  • Kennedy J.F. and E.O. Macagno, Selected Writings of Hunter Rouse, Dover Publications, New York, 619 pp., 1971.
  • Rouse H., Hydraulics in the United States 1776–1976, Iowa Institute of Hydraulic Research, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 238 pp., 1976.
  • Rouse H., Historic Writings in Hydraulics, Iowa Institute of Hydraulic Research, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 135 pp., 1984.
  • Kennedy J.F., Selected Writings of Hunter Rouse, Volume II, Iowa Institute of Hydraulic Research, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 248 pp. 1991.
  • Einstein, Elizabeth Roboz, Hans Albert Einstein: Reminiscences of His Life and Our Life Together, Iowa Institute of Hydraulic Research, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 112 pp., 1991.
  • Mutel, C.F., Flowing Through Time—A History of the Iowa Institute of Hydraulic Research, Iowa Institute of Hydraulic Research, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 300 pp., 1998.
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