Background
Payne, Lawrence Edward was born on October 2, 1923 in Enfield, Illinois, United States. Son of Robert Ulysses and Harriet (Lasher) Payne.
Payne, Lawrence Edward was born on October 2, 1923 in Enfield, Illinois, United States. Son of Robert Ulysses and Harriet (Lasher) Payne.
Student, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 1944. Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Iowa State University, 1946. Master of Science in Applied Math, Iowa State University, 1948.
Doctor of Philosophy, Iowa State University, 1950. Doctor of Science (honorary), National University Ireland, 1990.
Junior engineer, Linde Air Products, North Tonawanda, New York, 1946-1947; assistant professor mathematics, U. Arizona, 1950-1951; research associate, U. Maryland., 1951-1952; assistant professor, U. Maryland., 1952-1955; associate professor, U. Maryland., 1955-1960; professor, U. Maryland., 1960-1965; professor, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1965-1994; professor emeritus, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, since 1994; director Center for Applied Mathematics, Cornell Univercity, 1967-1971, 76-77, 80-81. Lecturer in field; consultant National Bureau Standards, 1958-1965.
Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Member American Mathematics Society (Steele prize in mathematics 1972), Society Industrial Applied Mathematics, American Academy Mechanics, Society Engineering Science, Society Natural Philosophy, International Society for the Interaction Mechanics and Mathematics, Royal Society of Edinburgh (elected honorary fellowship 1991), Sigma Xi.
Married Ruth Marian Winterstein, December 27, 1948. Children: Steven L., John E., Marcia G., Christopher J., Michele T.