George H. Markstein

George H. Markstein
Born(1911-06-22)22 June 1911
Vienna, Austria
Died21 March 2011(2011-03-21) (aged 99)
Alma materTechnische Universität Wien
Known forMarkstein number
Flame stretch
Scientific career
FieldsCombustion
InstitutionsShell
Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory
Factory Mutual Research Corporation
Thesis (1937)

George H. Markstein was a combustion scientist, who has made pioneering contributions to flame theory and detonations.