George W. Housner
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1910 – 2008
Who was George W. Housner?
George W. Housner was an eminent authority on earthquake engineering and National Medal of Science laureate. Housner received his Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Michigan where he was influenced by Stephen Timoshenko. He earned his Masters' and Doctoral degrees from the California Institute of Technology where he had been a Professor of Earthquake Engineering from 1945 to 1981, and Professor Emeritus thereafter.
Annually, in recognition of those who made extraordinary contributions to the earthquake safety research, practices and policies, EERI awards The George W. Housner Medal of the Earthquake Engineering Research.
Housner died of natural causes November 10, 2008 in Pasadena, California at the age of 97.
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- Born
- Dec 9, 1910
Saginaw - Also known as
- George W Housner
- Education
- California Institute of Technology
- University of Michigan
- Died
- Nov 10, 2008
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on July 23, 2013
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