The final works of Rich Pelz, a man of warm-hearted intelligence (Rich Pelz' Contributions to Fluid Dynamics)
Koji Ohkitani · Institutional Repositories DataBase (IRDB) · 2003
Only four months after face-t0-face acquaintance, Ilost adear ffiend and my professional partner who shared three months in Kyoto with myself.The scientific community lost an irreplaceable spirit.Rich had not only aheaven-sent creativity, but apersonality that warmed the lives of everyone who had met and known him.While Iwill never get over losing him at such an early age, we can take comfort in the marvelous papers he left us all.Their striking feature is an ideal combination of analytical and computational skills.Because of this his works have led and will continue to guide the scientific community.That was aprivilege he was calmly proud of, as Iam proud of having worked with him.He is truly missed