Background
Goodman, Lawrence Eugene was born on March 12, 1920 in New York City. Son of Joseph John and Dorothy (Goldberger) Goodman.
Goodman, Lawrence Eugene was born on March 12, 1920 in New York City. Son of Joseph John and Dorothy (Goldberger) Goodman.
AB, Columbia University, 1939. Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, Columbia University, 1940. Master of Science in Applied Mechanics, University Illinois, 1942.
Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1948.
Lecturer, Columbia University, New York City, 1946-1948; associate professor сivil engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1948-1954; professor applied mechanics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1954-1965; department head сivil engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1965-1972; Record professor сivil engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1975-1988; Record professor emeritus, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, since 1988. Consultant Xerxes Corporation, Minneapolis, 1988. Visiting, professor Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, 1991-1992.
Lieutenant United States Navy, 1943-1946, PTO. Fellow American Society of Civil Engineers (Newmark Gold medal 1990), American Society of Master of Engineering, 1970.
Married Katherine Cecilia Lewis, September 16, 1951. Children: Jennifer Robin, Jeanne, Alice.