Torkel Weis-Fogh
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Torkel Weis-Fogh
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Torkel Weis-Fogh was a Danish zoologist and Professor at the University of Cambridge and the University of Copenhagen. He is best known for his contributions to the understanding of insect flight, especially the clap and fling mechanism used by very small insects. James Lighthill named this "the Weis-Fogh mechanism of lift generation".
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Danish insect flight expert (1922–1975)
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2024-04-23T07:23:37Z
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