Why Do Math? - Sailing - 1 views
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Carol Hawkes on 06 Jun 12In 2001 Ernesto Bertarelli, the leader of the Alinghi team, contacted the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) asking for a scientific advisor for the critical parts of the project, namely the materials for the hull and the fluid dynamics for the design of the boat.