Tribology is the science and engineering of understanding friction, lubrication and wear phenomena for interacting surfaces in relative motion. It is highly interdisciplinary, drawing on many academic
Peter Adolf Thiessen
…Peter Adolf Thiessen (6 April 1899 – 5 March 1990) was a German physical chemist and a tribologist– he is credited as the founder of the tribochemistry. At the close of the World War II, he voluntarily went to the Soviet Union and played a crucial…
Tribological experiments suggested by Leonardo da Vinci
Dynamic and static coefficients of friction
Open system tribology – wheel-rail contact in winter