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As I Remember
As I Remember is the autobiography of Stephen P. Timoshenko, distinguished Ukrainian engineer who is known as "The father of Engineering Mechanics."
The first recipient of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers' Timoshenko Medal, he is famous for developing the theory of elasticity, and the theory of beam deflection, buckling, torsion, thrust and pivot vibration.
He was the co-founder of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, author of numerous textbooks, and a professor at St Petersburg Polytechnic Institute, University of Michigan, and Stanford University.
This is the story of his humble life growing up in the Ukraine, and the long journey of scientific studies, politics, war, travels, and teaching.
The first recipient of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers' Timoshenko Medal, he is famous for developing the theory of elasticity, and the theory of beam deflection, buckling, torsion, thrust and pivot vibration.
He was the co-founder of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, author of numerous textbooks, and a professor at St Petersburg Polytechnic Institute, University of Michigan, and Stanford University.
This is the story of his humble life growing up in the Ukraine, and the long journey of scientific studies, politics, war, travels, and teaching.
430 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1968
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April 17, 2022
Very interesting book. The writing is plain, and certainly didn't earn my five stars. Instead, it was the author's perspective that made the book worthwhile.
Timoshenko is a legendary engineer that did most of his work in elasticity and strength of materials in the first half of the 20th century. Timoshenko was born into a wellish-off Ukrainian family during the Russian Empire, and his autobiography takes you through the events of the Russian revolution, WWI, the interwar period, WWII, and the first years after Stalin's death. All of this is presented through the complex lens of a Ukrainian that fully assimilated into the Russian intellegentsia only just before the Russian revolution. Thus, Timoshenko's life is necessarily nomadic; he is a man that belongs nowhere and necessarily views the entire world as an outsider. The result is fascinating.
Timoshenko is a legendary engineer that did most of his work in elasticity and strength of materials in the first half of the 20th century. Timoshenko was born into a wellish-off Ukrainian family during the Russian Empire, and his autobiography takes you through the events of the Russian revolution, WWI, the interwar period, WWII, and the first years after Stalin's death. All of this is presented through the complex lens of a Ukrainian that fully assimilated into the Russian intellegentsia only just before the Russian revolution. Thus, Timoshenko's life is necessarily nomadic; he is a man that belongs nowhere and necessarily views the entire world as an outsider. The result is fascinating.
May 7, 2020
An interesting window into the mind of the most renowned name in the field of mechanics. As an instructor of undergraduate mechanics classes for several years now, reading this book has boosted my desire to make statics and strength of materials classes more accessible to my students. This book is translated from Russian and Timoshenko's remarks while erudite, are not the most engaging. He is fairly critical of the educational system in the USA in comparison to Europe, but he was an equal-opportunity basher and minced no words in expressing his dislikes. I had no idea about the hardships that he and his family had experienced; as I am generally lacking in my knowledge of history, his recounts of various wars and political upheaval was also interesting.
May 10, 2015
Great book for civil engineer and scholar. This book not only talks about his life and scholar career, but also comments the engineering education and history in the beginning of 20th century.
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