Ali H. Nayfeh, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ali H. Nayfeh

American aerospace engineer

Date of Birth: 21-Dec-1933

Place of Birth: Tulkarm, State of Palestine

Date of Death: 27-Mar-2017

Profession: engineer, aerospace engineer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Ali Hasan Nayfeh (21 December 1933 – 27 March 2017) was a Palestinian-American mathematician, mechanical engineer and physicist.
He is regarded as the most influential scholar and scientist in the area of applied nonlinear dynamics in mechanics and engineering.
He was the inaugural winner of the Thomas K.
Caughey Dynamics Award, and was awarded the Benjamin Franklin Medal in mechanical engineering.
His pioneering work in nonlinear dynamics has been influential in the construction and maintenance of machines and structures that are common in daily life, such as ships, cranes, bridges, buildings, skyscrapers, jet engines, rocket engines, aircraft and spacecraft.