Daniel C. Drucker Born: 1918 Birthplace: New York City Died: 25-Aug-2001 Location of death: Gainesville, FL Cause of death: Cancer - Leukemia
Gender: Male Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Engineer, Educator Party Affiliation: Democratic Nationality: United States Executive summary: Drucker's stability postulate Military service: US Army Air Corps (WWII) Daniel C. Drucker studied and engineering science and structural engineering, particularly plasticity, limit analysis, geo-mechanics, and three-dimensional photoelasticity. His stability postulate is recognized as an essential concept of material stability, bringing a unified approach to determining stress-strain relations for plastic behavior of metals. The American Society of Mechanical Engineers presents an annual medal named for Drucker, honoring contributions to applied mechanics and mechanical engineering. Wife: Ann Bodin Drucker (b. 1919, m. 1939, d. 2000) Son: David Drucker (physician) Daughter: Madeline Drucker Upham ("Mady")
University: BS, Columbia University University: MS, Columbia University University: PhD, Columbia University (1939) Teacher: Cornell University (1940-43) Teacher: Illinois Institute of Technology (1945-47) Professor: Engineering, Brown University (1947-68) Professor: Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1968-84) Professor: Engineering, University of Florida (1984-94)
National Medal of Science 1988 ASME Medal 1969 American Academy of Arts and Sciences American Society of Civil Engineers American Society of Mechanical Engineers National Academy of Engineering National Academy of Sciences National Research Council
Author of books:
Introduction to Mechanics of Deformable Solids (1967)
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