Eli Sternberg

Background

Sternberg, Eli was born on November 13, 1917 in Vienna. Son of Philip and Eva (Makowska) Sternberg.

Education

Bachelor of Civil Engineering, North Carolina State University, 1941. Doctor of Science (honorary), North Carolina State University, 1963. Master of Science, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1942.

Doctor of Philosophy, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1945. Doctor of Science (honorary), Technion, Israel, 1984. Doctor of Science (honorary), University North Carolina, 1984.

Career

Assistant professor Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, 1945-1947, associate professor, 1947-1951, professor, 1951-1956. Visiting professor Tech Hogesch., Delft, Netherlands, 1956-1957. Professor Brown University, Providence, 1957-1964.

Professor applied mechanics California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, 1964-1970, professor mechanics, 1970-1988, emeritus, 1988. Visiting professor Keio University, Tokyo, 1963-1964, University Chile, Santiago, 1970-1971, University California, Berkeley, 1979.

Achievements

• Eli Sternberg has been listed as a noteworthy mechanics and applied mathematics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member National Academy Engineering, National Academy of Sciences.

Connections

Married Rae A. Shifrin, 1955. Children: Eve Louise, Peter Joshua.

Father:

Philip Sternberg

Mother:

Eva (Makowska) Sternberg

Spouse:

Rae A. Shifrin

child:

Peter Joshua Sternberg

child:

Eve Louise Sternberg