PREFACE 



The David W. Taylor Lectures were conceived to honor our founder in 

 recognition of his many contributions to naval architecture and naval hydro- 

 dynamics. Admiral Taylor was a pioneer in the use of hydrodynamic theory 

 and mathematics for the solution of naval problems. He established a tra- 

 dition of applied scientific research at the "Model Basin" which has been 

 carefully nurtured through the decades and which we treasure and maintain 

 today. It is in this spirit that we have invited Professor Hajime Maruo 

 to be a David W. Taylor Lecturer. 



Prof. Maruo was born in Yokohama in 1922. He received his profession- 

 al education at the University of Tokyo, obtaining his Ph.D in Naval 

 Architecture in 1946. For many years Prof. Maruo has been at the Yokohama 

 National University 5 where he is Professor in the Faculty of Engineering. 

 He is a leader of ship research in Japan, is an officer of the Japanese 

 Society of Naval Architects, and has been a member of the Resistance 

 Committee of the International Towing Tank Conference as well as other 

 important professional groups. He is an international authority on ship 

 hydrodynamics and is well known for his very significant theoretical and 

 mathematical research on ship wave resistance and ship motions problems. 



Prof. Maruo is no stranger to the West. He spent a year at Cambridge 

 University in England doing research under G.I. Taylor, and in 1964 was a 

 Visiting Scientist and Professor at Stevens Institute of Technology. Over 

 the years he has established and maintained close ties with many ship 

 researchers in both the United States and Europe. 



