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Bruno Boley

Who

Bruno Boley · Science & Medicine

What

Theorist of thermal stresses; von Kármán Medal (1991)

When

1924, Gorizia, Italy — 2017, United States

Where

Italy · United States

Biography

Bruno Boley is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Theorist of thermal stresses; von Kármán Medal (1991)

How & why

Boley was an Italian-American engineer and applied mechanician, a leading theorist of thermal stresses whose textbook (with Jerome Weiner) defined the field; he received the ASME von Kármán Medal in 1991 and led engineering at Northwestern University. Born into a Jewish family in Gorizia, he fled Fascist Italy's antisemitic laws and emigrated to the United States.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Continuum Mechanics

Contributions & Sources

Theorist of thermal stresses; von Kármán Medal (1991)

1924

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Continuum Mechanics