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Eli Sternberg

Who

Eli Sternberg · Science & Medicine

What

Elastician; Timoshenko Medal (1985)

When

1917, Vienna, Austria — 1988, Pasadena, California, United States

Where

Austria · United States

Biography

Eli Sternberg is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Elastician; Timoshenko Medal (1985)

How & why

Eli Sternberg was an Austrian-born American applied mechanician regarded as a leading elastician of his time, contributing to elasticity theory, stress concentration, thermoelasticity and viscoelasticity, and teaching at Brown and Caltech; he received the Timoshenko Medal in 1985. Born in Vienna, he emigrated to the United States. He is listed among Jewish scholars in mechanics.

Sources & external links

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Continuum Mechanics

Contributions & Sources

Elastician; Timoshenko Medal (1985)

1917

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Continuum Mechanics