- Giancarlo Genta
Giancarlo Genta (born 1948, Torino, Italy) is Professor of Machine Design and Construction at the
Politecnico di Torino . His areas of professional interest includevibration , vehicle design,magnetic bearings , androtordynamics . He has written or co-authored more than 50 articles in professional publications. He has published extensively in the field ofSETI research.External links
* [http://www.giancarlogenta.it/Home_page_engl.htm Biographic Website]
elected Publications
* G. Genta , On a Persisting Misunderstanding on the Role of Hysteretic Damping in Rotordynamics, Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, Vol. 126, July 2004, 469-471.
*cite book | author=Genta, G. | title=Dynamics of Rotating Systems| publisher=Springer | year=2005 | id=ISBN 978-0-387-20936-4
* G. Genta, Kinetic Energy Storage, Butterworths, London, 1985
* G. Genta, M. Rycroft, Will space actually be the final frontier of humankind?, Acta Astronautica, Vol. 58, 2006, pp. 287-295.
* G. Genta, N. Amati, Mobility on Planetary Surfaces: May Walking Machines be a Viable Alternative?, Planetary and Space Science, 52, 2004, pp. 31-40.
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