= Tom Benson
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<Tom Benson> is an <aerospace engineer> whose NASA work connects <computational fluid dynamics>, <wind tunnel> measurements and scientific education. In his institutional autobiography, he describes computing three-dimensional <supersonic flow> through aircraft inlets and studying the movement of fluids in <microgravity>.<Autobiography of Tom Benson>[NASA Glenn, career account: inlet aerodynamics and space experiments]{ref}
His educational work developed interactive simulations that behave like small virtual <wind tunnels>: a student changes inputs, the program calculates a new result, and <computer graphics> display the response. The accompanying Beginner's Guide to Aeronautics connects those simulations with the underlying equations. This makes the relation between a <mathematical model>, an adjustable input and an observable prediction part of the explanation itself.<Autobiography of Tom Benson>[Interactive programs and the Beginner's Guide to Aeronautics]{ref}
https://www.grc.nasa.gov/www/k-12/airplane/benson.html
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