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Ray W. Clough
American engineer · United States · On the map · Scientists · Lived 1920 to 2016 · aged 96
Ray William Clough was Byron L. and Elvira E. Nishkian Professor of structural engineering in the department of civil engineering at the University of California, Berkeley and one of the founders of the finite element method (FEM). His 1956 article was one of the first applications of this computational method.
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2016Died8 October 20162006Benjamin Franklin MedalAward1994National Medal of ScienceAward1992Eringen MedalAward1960Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research PrizeAward1920Born23 July 1920
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He coined the term "finite elements" in an article in 1960. He was born in Seattle and died on October 8, 2016, aged 96.
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United States
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Scientists
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Scientist
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Lived 1920 to 2016 · aged 96
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Michael F. AshbyBoth received Eringen Medal
Junuthula N. ReddyBoth received Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize
Armen Der KiureghianBoth received Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research PrizeHarold GradBoth received Eringen MedalMete SözenBoth received Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research PrizeMichael F. AshbyBoth received Eringen MedalJunuthula N. ReddyBoth received Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize