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Nathan M. Newmark
Nathan Mortimore Newmark (September 22, 1910 – January 25, 1981) was an American structural engineer and academic, widely regarded as one of the founding fathers of earthquake engineering. He was awarded the National Medal of Science for Engineering.
Newmark was born in Plainfield, New Jersey to a Jewish couple, Abraham and Mollie Newmark. After receiving his early education in North Carolina and New Jersey, he attended Rutgers University, graduating in 1930 with high honors and special honors in civil engineering. He married Anne Cohen in 1931.
Newmark then attended graduate school at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, where he worked under Hardy Cross, Harold M. Westergaard, and Frank E. Richart.
In 1932, he received an M.S. degree and in 1934, a Ph.D. degree for his thesis titled Interaction between rib and superstructure in concrete arch bridges, in civil engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.
After graduating from UIUC, Newmark held several prestigious positions within the department. He became Research Professor of Civil Engineering in 1943 and served as Chairman of the university's Digital Computer Laboratory from 1947 to 1957. In 1956, he was appointed head of the Civil Engineering Department, a position he held until 1973. Newmark also held many important leadership roles and earned the distinction of the longest tenure on the University Research Board. He continued teaching as a professor until his retirement with a rank of professor emeritus. Under his leadership, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign's civil engineering program soared to new heights. The civil engineering laboratory on campus now bears his name.
Newmark was the advisor or coadvisor of the following students who completed their Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, Graduate College, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign:
During World War II, Newmark consulted for the National Defense Research Committee and the Office of Scientific Research and Development, for which in 1948, he received the President's Certificate of Merit. He served on numerous Department of Defense boards and panels, with major contributions to the Minute Man and MX missile systems.
In 1959, Newmark introduced what became known as the Newmark-beta method of numerical integration, used to solve differential equations. The method is still widely used in numerical evaluation of the dynamic response of structures and solids, such as in Finite element analysis. He later helped to develop the first digital computers, the ILLIAC II, which was one of the first transistorized computers. It was also designed to use transistors that were not even invented yet. The ILLIAC-II eventually led to the development of computer software for engineering.
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Nathan M. Newmark
Nathan Mortimore Newmark (September 22, 1910 – January 25, 1981) was an American structural engineer and academic, widely regarded as one of the founding fathers of earthquake engineering. He was awarded the National Medal of Science for Engineering.
Newmark was born in Plainfield, New Jersey to a Jewish couple, Abraham and Mollie Newmark. After receiving his early education in North Carolina and New Jersey, he attended Rutgers University, graduating in 1930 with high honors and special honors in civil engineering. He married Anne Cohen in 1931.
Newmark then attended graduate school at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, where he worked under Hardy Cross, Harold M. Westergaard, and Frank E. Richart.
In 1932, he received an M.S. degree and in 1934, a Ph.D. degree for his thesis titled Interaction between rib and superstructure in concrete arch bridges, in civil engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.
After graduating from UIUC, Newmark held several prestigious positions within the department. He became Research Professor of Civil Engineering in 1943 and served as Chairman of the university's Digital Computer Laboratory from 1947 to 1957. In 1956, he was appointed head of the Civil Engineering Department, a position he held until 1973. Newmark also held many important leadership roles and earned the distinction of the longest tenure on the University Research Board. He continued teaching as a professor until his retirement with a rank of professor emeritus. Under his leadership, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign's civil engineering program soared to new heights. The civil engineering laboratory on campus now bears his name.
Newmark was the advisor or coadvisor of the following students who completed their Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, Graduate College, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign:
During World War II, Newmark consulted for the National Defense Research Committee and the Office of Scientific Research and Development, for which in 1948, he received the President's Certificate of Merit. He served on numerous Department of Defense boards and panels, with major contributions to the Minute Man and MX missile systems.
In 1959, Newmark introduced what became known as the Newmark-beta method of numerical integration, used to solve differential equations. The method is still widely used in numerical evaluation of the dynamic response of structures and solids, such as in Finite element analysis. He later helped to develop the first digital computers, the ILLIAC II, which was one of the first transistorized computers. It was also designed to use transistors that were not even invented yet. The ILLIAC-II eventually led to the development of computer software for engineering.