J. P. Den Hartog
Encyclopedia
Jacob Pieter Den Hartog was professor of Mechanical Engineering at MIT. He enrolled at TU Delft in 1919 and received his MSc degree in electrical engineering
in 1924. He received his PhD in 1929 from the University of Pittsburgh
where he became an authority in problems on mechanics and vibration and joined the faculty of MIT in 1945 where he taught dynamics and strength of materials. Prior to his appointment to MIT he taught at Harvard and served in the US Navy. He was a prolific author of texts in his fields.
He was awarded the Timoshenko Medal
in 1972 "in recognition of distinguished contributions to the field of applied mechanics."
Electrical engineering
Electrical engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism. The field first became an identifiable occupation in the late nineteenth century after commercialization of the electric telegraph and electrical...
in 1924. He received his PhD in 1929 from the University of Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
The University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a state-related research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded as Pittsburgh Academy in 1787 on what was then the American frontier, Pitt is one of the oldest continuously chartered institutions of...
where he became an authority in problems on mechanics and vibration and joined the faculty of MIT in 1945 where he taught dynamics and strength of materials. Prior to his appointment to MIT he taught at Harvard and served in the US Navy. He was a prolific author of texts in his fields.
He was awarded the Timoshenko Medal
Timoshenko Medal
The Timoshenko Medal is an award given annually by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers to an individual"in recognition of distinguished contributions to the field of applied mechanics."...
in 1972 "in recognition of distinguished contributions to the field of applied mechanics."
Publications
- J. P. Den Hartog, Mechanical Vibrations, Fourth Edition, McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, 1956
- J. P. Den Hartog, Mechanics, Dover Publications, Inc., corrected reprint of 1948 edition, ISBN 0-486-60754-2
- J. P. Den Hartog, Strength of Materials, paperback reprint of 1949 edition, Dover Publications, ISBN 0-486-60755-0, 1977
- J. P. Den Hartog, Advanced Strength of Materials, paperback reprint of 1952 edition, Dover Publications, ISBN 0-486-65407-9, 1987
External links
- itiworld.org - Biographical notes by Stephen H. CrandallStephen H. CrandallStephen Harry Crandall is professor emeritus of Mechanical Engineering at MIT. He joined the faculty of MIT in 1946 where he taught dynamics and strength of materials until his retirement in 1991 . He was a prolific author of texts in solid mechanics, numerical methods, and random vibration. ...