Alexander Isaac Solomon – In Memoriam

In memoriam: Alexander I. Klimov (1943-2013).

Solomon Lefschetz an Appreciation in Memoriam by Lawrence Markus

Solomon Lefschetz began and ended his scientific career as a theoretical engineer. In between, he accomplished the work of several lifetimes of creative foundational research in algebraic geometry and topology, complemented by important contributions to such diverse fields of mathematics as differential equations, control theory, and nonlinear mechanics. In addition to his fundamental mathemati...

In Memoriam-Professor Ajit K.Padhy

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Memoriam.

George W. Housner, Carl F Braun Professor of Engineering, emeritus, died after a short illness on 10 November 2008, just a few weeks before his 98th birthday. He was in the retirement home in Pasadena where he had lived for several years. For all of us who knew George, this marked the end of an era. Few people have guided and nurtured a field the way George led earthquake engineering over a per...

In Memoriam: Mark Everingham

MARK EVERINGHAM was a brilliant colleague. You may have been aware of him at conferences where he asked penetrating questions that could crystallize a key aspect of a paper. In conversation with him you might have been stunned by a new connection he made between areas of research or to a crucial related work. These questions and observations were a reflection of his very broad knowledge and dee...