Hillel Poritsky
Hillel Poritsky · Science & Medicine
Applied mechanician; Timoshenko Medal (1967)
1898, Pinsk (then Russian Empire, now Belarus) — 1990
United States
Hillel Poritsky is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Applied mechanician; Timoshenko Medal (1967)
Hillel Poritsky was a Russian-born American applied mathematician who earned his doctorate at Cornell and worked for decades at General Electric's research laboratories, contributing to applied mechanics, contact mechanics and mathematical physics; he received the Timoshenko Medal in 1967. He is listed among Jews in continuum mechanics by Jinfo.org, consistent with his given name and Pinsk origins, though the sources consulted do not state his background explicitly.
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Continuum Mechanics
Applied mechanician; Timoshenko Medal (1967)
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Continuum Mechanics
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