Donald Theodore Greenwood

Background

Greenwood, Donald Theodore was born on December 8, 1923 in Clarkdale, Arizona, United States. Son of Arthur Irving and Elizabeth Alma (Swanson) Greenwood.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, 1944. Master of Science in Physics, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, 1948. PhDEE, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, 1951.

Career

Engineer, Engineering Research Associations, St. Paul., 1946-1947; teaching fellow, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1948-1951; head analog computation, Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, Burbank, California, 1951-1956; lecturer, University of Southern California, 1954-1956; member of faculty, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1956-1994; professor aerospace engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1963-1994; professor emeritus, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, since 1994. Visiting professor University of California, San Diego, 1969-1970.

Works

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  • Principles of Dynamics (2nd Edition)

    (An exploration of the principles of dynamics.* introduces...)

Membership

Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Institute Aeronautical and Astronautics, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi.

Connections

Married Esther Marie Harju, March 17, 1951. Children: Anne Elizabeth, Brian William.

Father:

Arthur Irving Greenwood

Mother:

Elizabeth Alma (Swanson) Greenwood

Spouse:

Esther Marie Harju

child:

Anne Elizabeth Greenwood

child:

Brian William Greenwood