About John J. Gilman
Lived 1925 – 2009 (aged 83). John J. Gilman was an American engineer and materials scientist.
John Joseph "Jack" Gilman (December 22, 1925 – September 10, 2009) was an American material scientist in the field of mechanical properties of solids. He made major contributions to many areas of the field including dislocation behavior of ceramics, disclination behavior of polymers, and production of metal glasses.
Life John J. Gilman was born in Green Bay, Wisconsin. In 1946, he received both his Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering and his Master of Science from the Illinois Institute of Technology. Gilman is known for his contributions to the field of material science (dislocations in ceramics, disclinations in polymers, and new metal glasses).
Gilman designed a tetrahedral truss different from Buckminster Fuller's famous 1953 truss in 1981. Gilman attributed the strength of his tetrahedral truss to "the inherent rigidity of the skeletal triangle" and "the rigidity of the basic tetrahedron".
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Who was John J. Gilman?
American materials scientist (1925–2009)
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John J. Gilman was born on 22 December 1925 in Green Bay.
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John J. Gilman died on 10 September 2009.
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John J. Gilman was an engineer and materials scientist.
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John J. Gilman was American.
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