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Robinson, Arthur Richard was born on October 28, 1929 in Brooklyn. Son of Harry and Ruth Anna (Bodner) Robinson.
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Arthur Richard Robinson, American Civil engineer, educator. Achievements include research on wave propagation problems in solids with applications to dynamic contact and crack mechanics, and on numerical methods applied to a number of static and dynamic problems of importance in structural mechanics. Member American Society of Civil Engineers (Moisseiff award 1970, Walter L. Huber research prize 1969), American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Education
Bachelor of Civil Engineering, Cooper Union, New York City, 1951; Master of Science, University of Illinois, 1953; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Illinois, 1956.
Career
From research associate to assistant professor, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1955-1960; associate professor, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1960-1963; professor, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1963-1993; professor emeritus, since 1993.
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Member American Society of Civil Engineers (Moisseiff award 1970, Walter L. Huber research prize 1969), American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
