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Archival as SubjectGeorge F. Carrier
Dates
May 4, 1918 – March 8, 2002
Authorized Form of Name
Carrier, George F.
Additional Forms of Names
Carrier, George Francis
Biography
Abstract
George Carrier was the T. Jefferson Coolidge Professor of Applied Mathematics Emeritus at Harvard University. His other institutional affiliations included Cornell University and Brown University. Carrier's research covered many fields such as fluid dynamics, combustion, and natural hazards.
Important Dates
May 4, 1918Birth, Millinocket (Me. : Town).
1939Obtained ME, Cornell University, Ithaca (N.Y.).
1944Obtained PhD in Applied Mechanics, Cornell University, Ithaca (N.Y.).
1944 – 1946Research Associate, School of Engineering, Harvard University, Cambridge (Mass.).
1946 – 1952Assistant Professor of Engineering (1946-1947); Associate Professor of Engineering (1947-1948); and Professor of Engineering (1948-1952), Brown University, Providence (R.I.).
1952 – 2002Gordon McKay Professor of Mechanical Engineering (1952-1972); T. Jefferson Coolidge Professor of Applied Mathematics (1972-1988); and T. Jefferson Coolidge Emeritus Professor of Applied Mathematics (1988-2002), Harvard University, Cambridge (Mass.).
1967Member, National Academy of Sciences.
1984Awarded Fluid Dynamics Prize, American Physical Society.
1990Awarded National Medal of Science.
March 8, 2002Death, Wayland (Mass.).
Occupation
Applied mathematician.
Places
Birth
Graduate Education
Employment
Death
Subjects
Relationships
People
Colleagues
Both employed at Harvard University.
Bode, Hendrik W. (Hendrik Wade), 1905-1982
Both employed at Harvard University.
Both employed at Harvard University.
Clark, N. A. (Noel Anthony), 1940-
Both employed at Harvard University.
Conant, James Bryant, 1893-1978
Both employed at Harvard University.
Both employed at Harvard University.
Both employed at Harvard University.
Both employed at Harvard University.
Both employed at Harvard University.
Mackey, George W. (George Whitelaw), 1916-2006
Both employed at Harvard University.
Both employed at Harvard University.
Both employed at Brown University.
Both employed at Harvard University.
Van Vleck, J. H. (John Hasbrouck), 1899-1980
Both employed at Harvard University.
Both employed at Harvard University.
Additional
Anthony, Thomas Richard, 1941-
Avrett, Eugene H., 1933-
Institutions
Major Positions
Brown University. Division of Engineering
Assistant Professor of Engineering; Associate Professor of Engineering; and Professor of Engineering.
Harvard University. Department of Mathematics
T. Jefferson Coolidge Professor of Applied Mathematics and T. Jefferson Coolidge Emeritus Professor of Applied Mathematics.
Harvard University. Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Research Associate and Gordon McKay Professor of Mechanical Engineering.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
Received 1984 Fluid Dynamics Prize.
Cornell University. College of Engineering
Obtained ME in 1939 and PhD (Applied Mechanics) in 1944.
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
Member.
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Resources
Archival Resources
Subject
Oral history interview with Eugene Avrett, 2005 October 14.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Oral history interview with Thomas Richard Anthony, 2007 July 17.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA