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Markus Reiner

Markus Reiner is a physics topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Markus Reiner rather than just read about it. In short: Markus Reiner (Hebrew: מרכוס ריינר; born 5 January 1886, died 25 April 1976) was an Israeli scientist and a major figure in rheology. Biography Reiner was born 5 January 1886 in Czernowitz, Bukovina, then part of Austria-Hungary, and obtained the degrees of Ingenieur and Doctor of Technology in Civil Engineering at the Technische Hochschule in Vienna (Vienna University of Technology).

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Reference excerpt

Markus Reiner (Hebrew: מרכוס ריינר; born 5 January 1886, died 25 April 1976) was an Israeli scientist and a major figure in rheology.

Biography Reiner was born 5 January 1886 in Czernowitz, Bukovina, then part of Austria-Hungary, and obtained the degrees of Ingenieur and Doctor of Technology in Civil Engineering at the Technische Hochschule in Vienna (Vienna University of Technology). During the First World War he served as a lieutenant in the Engineering Corps of the Austrian Army. In 1922 he emigrated to Mandatory Palestine, where he was the Chief Civil and Structural Engineer of Public Works in Jerusalem for 25 years under the British mandate. In 1947 he became a professor at the Technion (Israel Institute of Technology) in Haifa. In his honour the Technion later instituted the Markus Reiner Chair in Mechanics and Rheology.

Personal life In 1923 married Margarete Obernik-Reiner (1893 - 1948) and they had two children, Ephraim and Hana. After her death he married Dr. Rivka Schoenfeld and had two daughters, Dorit and Shlomit. His granddaughter is Prof. Tal Ilan.

Research Reiner was not only a major figure in rheology, he along with Eugene C. Bingham coined the term and founded a society for its study. As well as the term rheology, and his publications, he is known for the Buckingham-Reiner Equation, the Reiner-Riwlin Equation, and Reiner-Rivlin fluids, the Deborah number and the Teapot effect – an explanation of why tea runs down the outside of the spout of a teapot instead of into the cup.

Awards 1958 Israel Prize, in exact science. 1966 Gold Medal of the British Society of Rheology

See also List of Israel Prize recipients

References

Primary source G. W. Scott-Blair (1976), Rheologica Acta, volume 15 no 7/8, pages 365–266

Further reading D. Abir (ed) (1975) Contributions to Mechanics: Markus Reiner Eightieth Anniversary Volume: Oxford, Pergamon Press G. W. Scott Blair & M. Reiner (1957) Agricultural Rheology (Routledge & Kegan Paul, London) M. Reiner (1960) Deformation, strain and flow: an elementary introduction to rheology: London, H. K. Lewis & Co. Ltd. M. Reiner (1964) Physics Today volume 17 no 1 page 62 The Deborah Number M. Reiner (1971) Advanced Rheology: London, H. K. Lewis & Co. Ltd. M. Reiner (1975) Selected Papers on Rheology: Amsterdam, Elsevier REINER M (1958) Rheology. Handbuch der Physik, S Flügge (ed.), Vol VI, 434–550, Springer Verlag

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Markus Reiner

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Markus Reiner claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In physics, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Markus Reiner before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Markus Reiner ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Markus Reiner

In research: Markus Reiner appears in physics research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Markus Reiner in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Markus Reiner is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1886 births, 1976 deaths, Academic staff of Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Markus Reiner outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Markus Reiner (Hebrew: מרכוס ריינר; born 5 January 1886, died 25 April 1976) was an Israeli scientist and a major figure in rheology. Biography Reiner was born 5 January 1886 in Czernowitz, Bukovina, then part of Austria-Hungary, and obtained the degrees of Ingenieur and Doctor of Technology in Civ…

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