Ronald Samuel Rivlin | |
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| Born | May 6, 1915 London, United Kingdom |
| Died | October 4, 2005 (aged 90) Palo Alto, California, United States |
| Nationality | British-American |
| Alma mater | Cambridge |
| Known for | Finite strain theory Polynomial hyperelastic model Neo-Hookean solid Mooney–Rivlin solid Rivlin–Ericksen tensor |
| Awards | Bingham Medal (1958) Timoshenko Medal (1987) Charles Goodyear Medal (1992) Theodore von Karman Medal (1993) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Continuum Mechanics |
| Institutions | BRPRA Brown University Lehigh University |
Ronald Samuel Rivlin (6 May 1915 in London[1] – 4 October 2005) was a British-American physicist, mathematician, rheologist and a noted expert on rubber.[2][3]
- ^ American Men and Women of Science, Thomson Gale 2004
- ^ New York Times November 25, 2005 "Ronald Rivlin, 90, Expert on Properties of Rubber, Dies"
- ^ Barenblatt GI and Joseph DD (2008) Ronald Samuel Rivlin, Memorial Tributes: National Academy of Engineering, 12, 234-239.