Bill Reynolds was a remarkably creative scientist who combined a natural curiosity with enormous energy to make significant contributions to fluid mechanics research. In this article, we combine our own recollections with those of many others to capture the aspects of Bill's personality and sense of humor that made him the irrepressible person that he was. We discuss his works on turbulent flow and touch on others that illustrate the wide range of his interests. We survey his involvement in education through classroom teaching and mentoring of research students, and his lifelong support of the Division of Fluid Dynamics of the American Physical Society. And we cover his many contributions during his long career at Stanford University, where he spent his entire working life, especially his seminal role with the Center for Turbulence Research.

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对威廉 C. 雷诺兹 (1933–2004) 生平和工作的欣赏

比尔雷诺兹是一位非常有创造力的科学家，他将天生的好奇心与巨大的能量相结合，为流体力学研究做出了重大贡献。在这篇文章中，我们将自己的回忆与许多其他人的回忆结合起来，以捕捉比尔的个性和幽默感，这些方面使他成为无法压抑的人。我们讨论了他关于湍流的作品，并接触了其他能说明他广泛兴趣的作品。我们通过课堂教学和对研究生的指导来调查他对教育的参与，以及他对美国物理学会流体动力学部的终生支持。我们涵盖了他在斯坦福大学的漫长职业生涯中的许多贡献，他在那里度过了他的整个工作生涯，尤其是他在湍流研究中心的开创性作用。