Herbert Leaderman
Herbert Leaderman · Science & Medicine
Rheologist of viscoelasticity; Bingham Medal (1955)
1913, London, England
London, England · United States (MIT · National Bureau of Standards)
Herbert Leaderman is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Rheologist of viscoelasticity; Bingham Medal (1955)
Leaderman was a pioneering rheologist whose research on the viscoelastic behavior of polymers and on time-temperature superposition (the 'method of reduced variables') became foundational tools for predicting how materials creep and relax over time. He worked at MIT and the U.S. National Bureau of Standards and received the Society of Rheology's Bingham Medal in 1955. He is listed among Jewish scientists in Jewish biographical references (Jinfo).
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Continuum Mechanics
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Rheologist of viscoelasticity; Bingham Medal (1955)
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Continuum Mechanics
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