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Kolsky, Herbert was born on September 22, 1916 in London, England. Son of Suskind and Deborah (Halber) Kolsky. came to the United States, 1960.
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Stress Waves in Solids (Dover Books on Physics) by Kolsky, H. (2012) Paperback
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Stress Waves in Solids (Dover Books on Physics)
( The most readable survey of the theoretical core of cur...)
The most readable survey of the theoretical core of current knowledge available, fully correlated with experimental material. The author gives a concise account of the classical theory necessary to an understanding of the subject, considers how this theory has been extended to solids, and compiles an appendix with material on stress, strain, and elastic constants, more. 46 figures, 3 plates.
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- MONOGRAPHS ON THE PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS: STRESS WAVES IN SOLIDS.
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Herbert Kolsky
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Herbert Kolsky, British physics educator. Fulbright scholar, 1956-1958; recipient Worcester Reed Warner medal American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1982. Fellow Institute Physics, American Academy Mechanics, Acoustical Society; member British Society Rheology (past president), American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Sigma Xi.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Imperial College of Science and Technology, London, 1937. Doctor of Philosophy, Imperial College of Science and Technology, London, 1940. Doctor of Science, University London, 1957.
Master of Arts (honorary), Brown University, 1962. Honorary Doctor of Science, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zurich, 1984.
Career
Head physics department, Akers Research laboratories, Imperial Chemical Industries, Welwyn, England, 1946-1955; senior principal science officer, Ministry Supply, England, 1958-1960; visiting professor engineering, Brown U., 1956-1957; professor applied physics, Brown U., 1961-1983. Visiting professor Imperial College, 1968, M.E.T.U., Ankara, Turkey, 1968, Oxford (England) University, 1974, E.T.H., Zurich. Springer professor University of California Berkeley, 1978.
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Stress Waves in Solids (Dover Phoenix Editions)
( The theory of the propagation of waves in solids was de...)
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Stress Waves in Solids (Dover Books on Physics)
( The most readable survey of the theoretical core of cur...)
- MONOGRAPHS ON THE PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS: STRESS WAVES IN SOLIDS.
- Stress Waves in Solids (Dover Books on Physics) by Kolsky, H. (2012) Paperback
- Stress Waves in Solids
- Stress Waves in Solids
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Stress Waves in Solids (Dover Phoenix Editions)
Membership
Fellow Institute Physics, American Academy Mechanics, Acoustical Society. Member British Society Rheology (past president), American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Sigma Xi. Clubs: University (Providence).
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Married Mary Grant Morton, December 15, 1945. Children: David John, Peter Jonathan, Allan Benjamin.
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British