Stephen H. Crandall
Professor of Mechanical Engineering at MIT
About Stephen H. Crandall
Lived 1920 – 2013 (aged 92). Stephen H. Crandall was an American engineer, university teacher and physicist.
Stephen Harry Crandall (December 2, 1920 – October 29, 2013 ) was a professor of mechanical engineering at MIT. He earned his master's degree in engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey and his Ph.D. from MIT. He joined the MIT faculty in 1946 and taught dynamics and strength of materials until his retirement in 1991. He was a prolific author of texts in solid mechanics, numerical methods, and random vibration. His mentor at MIT was J. P. Den Hartog.
He was awarded the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Robert Henry Thurston Lecture Award in 1988 and the ASME Timoshenko Medal in 1990 "in recognition of distinguished contributions to the field of applied mechanics." He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1993.
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Who was Stephen H. Crandall?
professor of Mechanical Engineering at MIT (1920–2013)
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Stephen H. Crandall was born on 2 December 1920 in Philippines.
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Stephen H. Crandall died on 29 October 2013.
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Stephen H. Crandall was an engineer, university teacher and physicist.
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Stephen H. Crandall was American.
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