James N. Goodier
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James Norman Goodier (born: October 17, 1905, in Preston, Lancashire, England died: November 5, 1969) was professor of applied mechanics at Stanford University. He was co-author of two classic books in this field: "Theory of Elasticity," with S. Timoshenko, 1951; and "Elasticity and Plasticity," with P. G. Hodge, Jr., 1958. He was awarded the Timoshenko Medal by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 1961. He was chairman of the Applied Mechanics Division of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers 1945-46, and was elected Fellow of that Society in 1964.
