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Prandtl
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Ludwig Prandtl (1875–1953) was a German physicist and aerodynamicist widely regarded as the father of modern fluid mechanics, known for founding boundary layer theory. He is referenced in the archive in a 1950 CIA information report on a German scientist's article theorizing that "flying discs" could be explained using aerodynamic principles developed at German research facilities, including boundary layer manipulation techniques associated with Prandtl's work.