Clifford Truesdell | |
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Born | Clifford Ambrose Truesdell III February 18, 1919 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Died | January 14, 2000 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | (aged 80)
Known for | Hypoelastic material Rational mechanics Rational thermodynamics Truesdell stress rate |
Awards | Theodore von Karman Medal (1996) George David Birkhoff Prize (1978) Bingham Medal (1963) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics Natural philosophy History of science |
Thesis | The Membrane Theory of Shells of Revolution (1944) |
Doctoral advisor | Solomon Lefschetz Harry Bateman |
Doctoral students | Walter Noll |
Clifford Ambrose Truesdell III (February 18, 1919 – January 14, 2000) was an American mathematician, natural philosopher, and historian of science.[1][2][3][4][5][6]