The polymath Leonhard Euler developed a genuine interest in ship design and his role was instrumental in the transformation of naval architecture from empirical discipline to science.
What triggered the son of landlocked Alpine country (Switzerland) where ships are not a common sight, to thrive in naval architecture?
Read the interesting paper “Leonhard Euler and the theory of ships” by
LEONARD EULER THEORY OF SHIPS (1).pdf (1.7 MB)
H.Nowacki, Technical University of Berlin