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You, a fervent member of the shock-wave community, who day after day use the word “Hugoniot” to refer to a relationship, a curve, an elastic limit, what do you know about the man, who just over a hundred years ago, showed you the way?
Thus heckled, how many among us know his real first name? Very few, I fear.
This article is addressed to all those who wish to know more about the life and work of Pierre-Henri Hugoniot. It is both a homage to the man, enamored of his country and of doing public service, and to the physicist who ranks among the builders of modern science.
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Chéret, R. The life and work of Pierre-Henri Hugoniot. Shock Waves 2, 1–4 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01414415
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