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Mechanics IUTAM USNC/TAM A History of People, Events, and Communities /

This book provides a detailed history of the United States National Committee on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (USNC/TAM) of the US National Academies, the relationship between the USNC/TAM and IUTAM, and a review of the many mechanicians who developed the field over time. It emphasizes the birt...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Herakovich, Carl T. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Edición:1st ed. 2016.
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgements
  • Preface
  • Mechanics: An Engineering Science
  • Brief History Of Mechanics
  • The Giants Of Mechanics
  • Ancient Greece (Bc)
  • The Renaissance
  • Industrial Revolution
  • Paris And École Polytechnique
  • Technological Revolution
  • Major Developments In Mechanics
  • Mechanics At Göttingen
  • International Research Council
  • The Innsbruck Conference
  • International Applied Mechanics Congresses
  • Mechanics In The United States
  • Land Grant Colleges
  • National Academy Of Sciences (Nas)
  • First Flight
  • National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics (Naca)
  • National Research Council (Nrc)
  • Immigrants To United States
  • Other Immigrants To The United States
  • Asme Applied Mechanics Division
  • International Congresses - American Involvement
  • International Union Of Theoretical And Applied Mechanics
  • IUTAM General Assembly
  • IUTAM Bureau
  • USNC/TAM
  • USNC/TAM Time Line
  • The Independent Years
  • A Committee Of The National Academy Of Sciences
  • USNCTAM Constitution And Bylaws
  • USNCTAM Member Societies
  • USNC/TAM Members
  • USNC/TAM Officers
  • USNC/TAM Chairs
  • Secretaries Of The USNC/TAM
  • USNC/TAM In IUTAM Leadership Positions
  • USNC/TAM Diversity
  • Academic Genealogy
  • Gender Diversity
  • Ethnic And Racial Diversity
  • Age Diversity
  • Mechanics Specialty
  • USNC/TAM Activities
  • Meetings With Governmental Agency Representatives
  • Scordim Reports
  • U. S. Congress Of Applied Mechanics
  • IUTAM Symposia And Summer Schools
  • International Congresses Of Applied Mechanics
  • Travel Grants To International Congresses
  • International Prizes
  • USNC/TAM Operations Manual
  • Finances
  • NSF Funding
  • USNC/TAM Private Funds
  • Relations With The National Academy Of Sciences
  • Strategic Planning
  • Epilogue
  • Appendices
  • Appendix A - IUTAM Bureau Members
  • IUTAM Bureau - - (Color Coded For Some Countries)
  • Appendix B - USNC/TAM Constitution
  • Appendix C USNC/TAM By-Laws
  • I.Participating Societies
  • Ii.Members
  • Iii.Executive Committee
  • Iv.Operations
  • V.Voting
  • Vi. Amendments Of The By-Laws
  • Appendix D -Societies Represented In USNC/TAM
  • Appendix E - USNC/TAM Membership
  • Appendix E. USNC/TAM Membership By Year
  • Appendix E. - USNC/TAM Officers
  • Appendix E. - USNC/TAM Society Representatives
  • Appendix E. - USNC/TAM Members-At-Large
  • Appendix E. - U. S. Congress Chairs
  • Appendix F - USNC/TAM Members In IUTAM Positions
  • U. S. IUTAM Members-At-Large (Personal Members)
  • U. S. Members Of The IUTAM Bureau
  • U.S. Members Of The IUTAM Congress Committee
  • U. S. Members Of The IUTAM Congress Executive Committee
  • U. S. Members Of The IUTAM Fluids Symposium Panel
  • U. S. Members Of The IUTAM Solids Symposium Panel
  • Appendix G U.S. Members Of The IUTAM General Assembly
  • Appendix H - Academic Genealogy
  • Appendix H USNC/TAM Member Academic Genealogy
  • Appendix I - U.S. National Congress Proceedings
  • Appendix J U. S. Chaired IUTAM Symposia & Summer Schools
  • Appendix K - Ictam Congresses
  • Appendix L - USNC/TAM Resolutions
  • Frenkiel Resolution
  • Hodge Resolution
  • Herakovich Plaque
  • Appendix N - Abbreviations
  • USNC/TAM Societies
  • Academies, Committees And Government Organizations
  • People Index.