--- title: "3 Theodor Schwenk Quotes - Famous Hydraulic engineer" description: "Theodor Schwenk (1910–1986) was an anthroposophist, engineer and a pioneering water researcher who founded the Institute for Flow." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b070/author-theodor-schwenk-78869.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Theodor Schwenk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b070/author-theodor-schwenk-78869.jpg) # Theodor Schwenk (1910–1986) Hydraulic Engineer **3** quotes in **46** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Theodor Schwenk was a hydraulic engineer, best known for *Sensitive Chaos: The Creation of Flowing Forms in Water and Air*. ## Quick Facts About Theodor Schwenk Born October 8, 1910 Died September 29, 1986 Profession Hydraulic Engineer Notable works Sensitive Chaos: The Creation of Flowing Forms in Water and Air ## About Theodor Schwenk Theodor Schwenk (1910–1986) was an anthroposophist, engineer and a pioneering water researcher who founded the Institute for Flow. ## Quotes by Theodor Schwenk > [To serve the cause of water adequately... We must get to know it in its true being. And how do we do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theodor-schwenk/to-serve-the-cause-of-water-adequately-we-must-get-to-know-it-in-its/) Theodor Schwenk [Behavior](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/behavior/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be0/theodor-schwenk-78869_behavior_to-serve-the-cause-of-water-adequately-w_1586474.png) > [The secret of great cathedrals is that their proportions conform to cosmic laws, 'shaping' people who spend time in them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theodor-schwenk/the-secret-of-great-cathedrals-is-that-their-proportions-conform-to/) Theodor Schwenk [Architecture](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/architecture/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/127/theodor-schwenk-78869_architecture_the-secret-of-great-cathedrals-is-that-t_1649887.png) > [Why, then, does water-form the very basis of life in all life's various manifestations? Because water embraces everything is in and all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theodor-schwenk/why-then-does-water-form-the-very-basis-of-life-in-all-life-s-various/) Theodor Schwenk [Animal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/animal/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d19/theodor-schwenk-78869_animal_why-then-does-water-form-the-very-basis_1772568.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/theodor-schwenk/#itemlist", "name": "Theodor Schwenk Quotes", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "To serve the cause of water adequately... We must get to know it in its true being. And how do we do this? 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