Ayodele Awojobi

Ayodele Awojobi
Born(1937-03-12)12 March 1937
Oshodi, Lagos State, Nigeria
Died23 September 1984(1984-09-23) (aged 47)
Alma materNigerian College of Arts, Science and Technology, Ibadan.
Occupation(s)Mechanical engineer, social activist, author, academic

Ayodele Oluwatumininu Awojobi (12 March 1937 – 23 September 1984), also known by the nicknames "Dead Easy",[1] "The Akoka Giant", and "Macbeth", was a Nigerian academic, author, inventor, social crusader and activist.[2][3] He was considered a scholarly genius by his teachers and peers alike.[4][5]

His research papers, particularly in the field of vibration, are still cited by international research fellows in Engineering as lately as the year 2020,[6] and are archived by such publishers as the Royal Society.[7]

  1. ^ "UNILAG remembers Professor 'Dead Easy". The Nation (Nigeria). 18 July 2008. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  2. ^ The New Who's Who in Nigeria. Nigerian International Biographical Centre. 1999. ISBN 978-978-34466-1-8.
  3. ^ Kayode Komolafe (12 March 2005). "Political Overview of Awojobi's ideas". Nigerian Muse. ThisDay. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  4. ^ Kayode Aboyeji (27 October 2009). "25 years after, Lagos dedicates park to Prof. 'Dead Easy' Awojobi". Nigerian Compass Newspaper. Retrieved 23 December 2009.[dead link]
  5. ^ Sylvester Asoya (14 July 2008). "A Genius Remembered". The News Magazine. Archived from the original on 3 May 2009. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
  6. ^ "Google Scholar list of papers by AO Awojobi". Retrieved 17 February 2010.
  7. ^ A. O. Awojobi and P. Grootenhuis (1965). "Vibration of Rigid Bodies on Semi-Infinite Elastic Media". Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A. Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 287 (1408). Royal Society: 27–63. Bibcode:1965RSPSA.287...27A. doi:10.1098/rspa.1965.0168. S2CID 122217591. Retrieved 23 December 2009.