Stephen H. Crandall, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Stephen H. Crandall

professor of Mechanical Engineering at MIT

Date of Birth: 02-Dec-1920

Place of Birth: Philippines

Date of Death: 29-Oct-2013

Profession: engineer, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Stephen Harry Crandall (December 2, 1920 – October 29, 2013) was a professor of mechanical engineering at MIT.
He earned his master's degree in engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey and his Ph.D.
from MIT.
He joined the MIT faculty in 1946 and 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.
His mentor at MIT was J.
P.
Den Hartog. He was awarded the Timoshenko Medal in 1990 "in recognition of distinguished contributions to the field of applied mechanics." He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1993.