J. P. Den Hartog

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Jacob Pieter Den Hartog (born: July 23, 1901 in Java — died: March 17, 1989) was professor of Mechanical Engineering at MIT. He joined the faculty of MIT in 1945 where he taught dynamics and strength of materials. Prior to his appointment to MIT he taught at Harvard and served in the US Navy. He was a prolific author of texts in his fields. He was awarded the Timoshenko Medal in 1972 "in recognition of distinguished contributions to the field of applied mechanics."

[edit] External Links

  • [[1]] Biographical notes by S. H. Crandall

[edit] Publications

  • J. P. Den Hartog, Mechanical Vibrations, Third Edition, McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, 1947.
  • J. P. Den Hartog, Mechanics, Dover Publications, Inc., corrected reprint of 1948 edition, ISBN 0-486-60754-2
  • J. P. Den Hartog, Advanced Strength of Materials, paperback reprint of 1952 edition, Dover Publications,ISBN 0-486-65407-9, 1987.
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