Philip G. Hodge, Jr.
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Born | November 9, 1920
New Haven, Connecticut
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Died | November 11, 2014
Sunnyvale, California
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Alma mater | Antioch College |
Occupation | Engineer |
Known for | Study of elasticity and plasticity of materials |
Philip G. Hodge, Jr. (11/9/1920-11/11/2014) Professor Hodge specialized in elasticity and plasticity of materials and was a key contributor to it's theory. Dr. Hodge was the Technical Editor of American Society of Mechanical Engineers Journal of Applied Mechanics from 1971-1976 [1]. In 1949 he became Assistant Professor of Mathematics at UCLA, then moved on to become Associate Professor of Applied Mechanics at Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn in 1953, Professor of Mechanics at Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago) in 1957, and Professor of Mechanics at the University of Minnesota in 1971, where he remained until he retired in 1991. [2]
Philip Hodge received a BA in mathematics from Antioch College in 1943. During World War II, he joined the US Merchant Marine, where he served throughout the war. Upon his return he earned a PhD from Brown University in Applied Mathematics in 1949, where he was a student of Dr. William Prager.
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