Stephen Timoshenko

Dates

December 23, 1878 – May 29, 1972

Authorized Form of Name

Timoshenko, Stephen, 1878-1972

Additional Forms of Names

Timošenko, S., 1878-1972

Timoshenko, S., 1878-1972

Timoshenko, S. P., 1878-1972

Timoshenko, Stepan Prokofʹevich, 1878-1972

Tymošenko, Stepan, 1878-1972

Тимошенко, С. П. (Степан Прокофьевич), 1878-1972

Biography

Abstract

Stephen Timoshenko was Emeritus Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University (1944-1972). Other institutional affiliations included University of Michigan and Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company. His research interests included applied elasticity, theory of elasticity and structures, vibration in engineering, and strength of materials.

Important Dates

December 23, 1878Birth, Shepetivka (Ukraine).

1901Obtained Engineering Diploma, Institute of Engineering, Saint Petersburg (Russia).

1901 – 1902Military Service, Russian Army.

1902 – 1903Research Assistant, Mechanics Laboratory, Institute of Engineering, St. Petersburg.

1903 – 1904Instructor, St. Petersburg Polytechnic Institute.

1904 – 1906Attended University of Göttingen, Göttingen (Germany).

1906 – 1911Professor of Strength of Materials and Dean, Division of Structural Engineering, Kiev Polytechnic Institute, Kiev (Ukraine).

1913 – 1918Professor, St. Petersburg Polytechnic and Electrotechnic Institute, Saint Petersburg (Russia).

1918 – 1919Professor, Kiev Polytechnic Institute.

1920 – 1922Professor, Zagreb Polytechnic Institute.

1922Engineer, Vibration Specialty Company.

1922 – 1927Research Engineer, Westinghouse Research Laboratory, Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company, Pittsburgh (Pa.).

1927 – 1936Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (Mich.).

1932Obtained PhD in Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (Mich.).

1936 – 1972Professor of Mechanical Engineering (1936-1944) and Emeritus Professor of Mechanical Engineering (1944-1972), Stanford University, Stanford (Calif.).

1940Member, National Academy of Sciences.

May 29, 1972Death.