Background
Prager, William was born on May 23, 1903 in Karlsruhe, Germany. Son of Willy and Helen (Kimmel) Prager.
Prager, William was born on May 23, 1903 in Karlsruhe, Germany. Son of Willy and Helen (Kimmel) Prager.
State certificate as civil engineer, 1925. Doctor Engineering Sciences, Institute of Technology, Darmstadt, 1926. Honorary degrees U. Liege (Belgium), 1962, U. Poitiers (France), 1962, Case Institute of Technology, 1963, Politeconico di Milano, 1964, U. Waterloo (Ontario, Canada), 1969, U. Stuttgart (Germany), 1969, Technology U., Hannover, Germany, 1969, Brown U., 1973, U. Manchester (England), 1974, U. Brussels (Belgium), 1975.
1 son, Stephen. Came to the United States, 1941. Instructor Mechanics, Institute of Technology, Darmstadt, 1927-1929. Acting director Institute Applied Mechanics, University of Göttingen, 1929-1932.
Professor mechanics, Technology Institute, Karlsruhe, 1933. Structural inspector German Airsport League, Berlin, 1929-1933. Science adviser Fieseler Aircraft Company, Kassel, Germany, 1933.
Professor mechanics, University of Istanbul, 1934-1941. Managing editor Revue de la Faculte des Sciences de l’Universite d’Istanbul, 1935-1941. Professor applied mechanics, Brown U., 1941-1963, chairman graduate division of applied mathematics, 1946-1952, chairman physical science council, 1953-1959, L. Herbert Ballou university professor 1959-1963, professor engineering and applied mathematics, 1968-1973, professor emeritus, 1973-1980.
Consultant International Business Machines Corporation Research Laboratory, Zurich, Switzerland 1963-1965. Professor applied mechanics University of California at San Diego, 1965-1968.
Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member American Society of Civil Engineers (honorary), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (honorary), National Academy Science, National Academy Engineering, Polish Academy Sciences, Society Industrial and Applied Mathematics (editor journal), American Mathematics Society, Groupe Française de Rheologie (honorary), Groupe pour l’AVancement des Methodes Numeriques de l’Ingenieur (honorary), Academie des Sciences de L’Institut de France (correspondent).
Married Gertrude A. Heyer, September 16, 1925.