Gustavo Colonnetti, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gustavo Colonnetti

Italian mathemacitian and civil engineer

Date of Birth: 08-Nov-1886

Place of Birth: Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Date of Death: 20-Mar-1968

Profession: engineer, politician, mathematician, civil engineer

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Gustavo Colonnetti (8 November 1886 – 20 March 1968) was an Italian mathematician and engineer who made important contributions to continuum mechanics and strength of materials.
He was a Rector of the Politecnico di Torino and President of CNR (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche).
His theories found important applications in modern techniques of construction, such as pre-stressed concrete.He is remembered for Colonnetti's theorem (or Colonnetti's minimum principle) which states that in equilibrium the potential energy function W* is minimized.