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In the spring of 1971, Reinier Tirnrnan visited the University of
Delaware during which time he gave a series of lectures on water
waves from which these notes grew. Those of us privi leged to be
present during that time will never forget the experience. Rein
Tirnrnan is not easily forgotten. His seemingly inexhaustible
energy completely overwhelmed us. Who could forget the numbing
effect of a succession of long wine filled evenings of lively
conversation on literature, politics, education, you name it,
followed early the next day by the appearance of the apparently
totally refreshed red haired giant eager to discuss our
mathematical problems with keen insight en remarkable
understanding, ready to lecture on fluid mechanics or optimal
control theory or a host of other subjects and ready to work into
the evening until the cycle repeated. He thought faster, he knew
more, he drank more and he slept less than any of us mortals and he
literally wore us out. What a rare privilege indeed to have
participated in this intellectual orgy. Tirnrnan's lively interest
in almost every thing coupled with his buoyant enthusiasm and
infectious op timism epitomized his approach to life. No delicate
nibbling at the fringes, he wanted every morsel of every course. In
these times of narrow specialization truly renaissance figures are,
if not extinct, at least a highly endangered species. But Tirnrnan
was one of that rare breed."
In the spring of 1971, Reinier Tirnrnan visited the University of
Delaware during which time he gave a series of lectures on water
waves from which these notes grew. Those of us privi leged to be
present during that time will never forget the experience. Rein
Tirnrnan is not easily forgotten. His seemingly inexhaustible
energy completely overwhelmed us. Who could forget the numbing
effect of a succession of long wine filled evenings of lively
conversation on literature, politics, education, you name it,
followed early the next day by the appearance of the apparently
totally refreshed red haired giant eager to discuss our
mathematical problems with keen insight en remarkable
understanding, ready to lecture on fluid mechanics or optimal
control theory or a host of other subjects and ready to work into
the evening until the cycle repeated. He thought faster, he knew
more, he drank more and he slept less than any of us mortals and he
literally wore us out. What a rare privilege indeed to have
participated in this intellectual orgy. Tirnrnan's lively interest
in almost every thing coupled with his buoyant enthusiasm and
infectious op timism epitomized his approach to life. No delicate
nibbling at the fringes, he wanted every morsel of every course. In
these times of narrow specialization truly renaissance figures are,
if not extinct, at least a highly endangered species. But Tirnrnan
was one of that rare breed."
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