Daniel C. Drucker

Daniel Charles Drucker
Born	June 3, 1918
Died	September 1, 2001
Fields	Mechanical Engineering
Institutions	Brown University University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of Florida
Notable awards	Timoshenko Medal National Medal of Science Drucker Medal

Daniel Charles Drucker (June 3, 1918 – September 1, 2001) was an authority on the theory of plasticity in the field of applied mechanics. He was awarded the Timoshenko Medal in 1983. He taught at Brown University from 1946 until 1968 when he joined the University of Illinois as Dean of Engineering. In 1984 he left Illinois to become a graduate research professor at the University of Florida until his retirement in 1994. In 1988, he was awarded the National Medal of Science.^[1] He was a member of the National Academy of Engineering and of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The Drucker Medal is named in his honor.

Daniel Drucker died from leukemia on September 1, 2001.^[2]

References

1. ^ National Science Foundation - The President's National Medal of Science
2. ^ American Academy of Mechanics Obituary

Sources

• New General Catalog of Old Books and Authors

External links

• American Academy of Mechanics Obituary
• Li, M. (2004) Daniel C. Drucker memorial Issue, International Journal of Plasticity 20(11), 1947-1948.

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Date of birth	June 3, 1918
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Date of death	September 1, 2001
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