Background
Hatsopoulos, George Nicholas was born on January 7, 1927 in Athens, Greece. Son of Nicholas and Maria (Platsis) Hatzopoulos. came to the United States, 1948, naturalized, 1954.
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An outstanding text for both undergraduate and graduate courses, as well as a reference treatise in thermodynamics, this volume provides a rigorous and general exposition of the laws and corollaries that apply to classical, quantal, or relativistic systems and to both equilibrium and nonequilibrium states. Numerous applications to diverse physical phenomena are included.
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Hatsopoulos, George Nicholas was born on January 7, 1927 in Athens, Greece. Son of Nicholas and Maria (Platsis) Hatzopoulos. came to the United States, 1948, naturalized, 1954.
Student, National Technology University, Athens, 1947. Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1949. Master of Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1954.
Doctor of Science Institute of Technology, 1956. Doctor of Science (honorary), New Jersey Institute of Technology, 1982. Doctor of Humane Letters, University Lowell, 1991.
Doctor of Science (honorary), New Jersey Institute of Technology, 1982. Doctor degree (honorary), Adelphi University, 1994.
Instructor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1954-1956;
assistant professor mechanic engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1956-1958;
associate professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1959-1963;
senior lecturer in mechanic engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1963-1990;
member, Corporation of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, since 1992. Founder, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, Board Of Directors Thermo Electron Corporation, Waltham, Massachusetts, since 1956. Member of advisory board program technical and economics policy Kennedy School Government Harvard University.
Member Massachusetts Governor William F. Weld's advisory county on economics growth and technical, 1991-1994, advisory county The International Center in New York, Inc., since 1991, Executive Committee National Bureau Economics Research, since 1989. Member visiting committee department mechanic engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Member of advisory committee Export Import Bank of the United States, 1993-1994.
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Trustee Maliotis Foundation, since 1983, Center for Policy Research, American Council for Capital Formation, Congressional Economic Leadership Institute, 1986-1996. Director National Research Council Board on Science Technology, Economic Policy, since 1991. Member American Business Conference, since 1994.
Chairman Federal Reserve Bank Boston, 1988-1989. College Year in Athens, Inc., since 1970. Technical witness numerous Senate and Congressional hearings.
Board directors Concord Coalition, since 1992. Overseer Boston Museum of Science, since 1993. Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (associate), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (John Fritz medal New England council 1996), American Society Metals (Distinguished Life Membership award 1993), National Academy Engineering (councillor), American Academy Arts and Sciences.
Member Commercial Club of Boston, Sigma Xi, Pi Tau Sigma (Gold medal award 1961).
Married Daphne Phylactopoulos, June 14, 1959. Children: Nicholas, Marina.