Bernard Budiansky
Bernard Budiansky · Science & Medicine
Applied mechanician known for contributions to solid mechanics and structural buckling theory
1925, New York, United States — 1999, United States
United States
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Budiansky was an American applied mechanician who made seminal contributions across solid mechanics, including structural buckling theory, plasticity and the mechanics of composite materials, spending most of his career as a Harvard professor of engineering. His work influenced structural engineering, seismology and biomechanics. He was Jewish, born in New York City to Russian-Jewish immigrant parents.
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Applied mechanician known for contributions to solid mechanics and structural buckling theory
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Earth & Planetary Science
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