The Eighth Tribe, 1976 (3. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1976-02-01 / 2. szám
Page 8 THE EIGHTH TRIBE February, 1976 control, and socioeconomic systems. Its applications popularity is due to the fact that the digital computer is effectively used in both the design phase as well as the implementation phase. From a theoretical point of view it brought under a common roof related concepts of filtering and control, and the duality between these two problems. In 1964 Kalman went to Stanford University where he was associated with the departments of Electrical Engineering, Mechanics, and Operations Research. During that period his research efforts shifted toward the fundamental issues associated with realization theory, and algebraic system theory. Once more he opened up new research avenues in a new and basic area, and his contributions have helped shape up a new field of research in modern system theory. In 1971 Kalman was appointed graduate research professor at the University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida. He became director of the Center for Mathematical System Theory and his education and research activities involve the departments of electrical engineering, industrial engineering, and mathematics. He also acts as a scientific consultant to research centers in the Ecole des Mines de Paris, France. Professor Kalman not only shaped the field of modern control theory, but he has been instrumental in promoting its wide usage. His magnetic personality and his numerous lectures in universities, conferences, and industry have attracted countless researchers who were greatly influenced by his ideas. He has acted as a catalytic force in international exchange of ideas. Professor Kalman has published over fifty technical articles, and has delivered numerous lectures. In 1962 he was named as the Outstanding Young Scientist of the Year by the Maryland Academy of Sciences. He became Fellow of the IEEE in 1964. He is a member of many professional societies and serves on the editorial board of numerous journals. He is the co-author of the book “Topic in Mathematical System Theory”, McGraw-Hill, 1969. Professor Kalman, his wife Constantina, his son Andrew, ten, and daughter Elizabeth, five, live in Gainesville, Florida. ☆ ☆ DR. NICHOLAS J. HOFF 1974 ASME MEDAL RECIPIENT The ASME Medal was awarded at the Honors Assembly, Wednesday, November 20, 1974 during the ASME Winter Annual Meeting in New York City to Dr. Nicholas J. Hoff. The ASME Medal, established in 1920, is awarded for eminently distinguished engineering achievement. Nicholas J. Hoff, Fellow ASME, Professor Emeritus, Stanford University, Stanford, California “for his outstanding contributions to engineering in the fields of applied mechanics and structural analysis, and for his distinguished service to education and professional development.” Dr. Nicholas Hoff has made outstanding contributions to the advancement of mechanical engineering and aeronautical engineering as a practicing engineer, educator, consultant, and researcher and author. Dr. Hoff’s scientific and technical work covers virtually every facet of solid mechanics. The breadth of his work is revealed by his 170 papers and his book, “The Analysis of Structures,” one of the standard textbooks in the field of stress analysis. Dr. Hoff’s work in stability theory has included the discovery and first successful analysis of the “inward bulge type” buckling of monocoque cylinders. His analyses of reinforced thin-wall structures included the recognition of the special role of Saint Venant’s principle in such structures, the first fundamental calculation of the effect of concentrated loads. In stress and stability analysis of thin-walled shells, his work on the Donnell equations led to a resurgence of interest in thin-walled shell theory. Dr. Hoff’s pioneering application to submarine ring-stiffened shells of his aerospace work on advanced shell analysis led to subsequent progress in ship structural analysis. Working in many parts of the world, he became a visiting professor at Tokyo in 1963, the Sorbonne in 1964, and in Sydney in 1966. He gave the Wilbur Wright Lecture, London, 1953; Murray lecture, 1958; ASME lecture, 1959; von Karman lecture, Tel Aviv, 1966; and the AIAA von Karman lecture 1967. In 1967 he received the ASME Worcester Reed Warner Medal and in 1971 the AIAA Structural Dynamics Award and the G. Edward Pendray Award. Dr. Hoff was born in Hungary, received his ME from Zurich Polytechnic in 1928 and his Ph.D. from Stanford in 1942. Coming to USA he served as Laboratory assistant at Stanford University 1939-40. He went to the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn in 1941 as Instructor and left in 1957 as a Professor and Department Head. At Stanford, 1957-71, he served as Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He is now Professor Emeritus. The Art Department of the Bethlen Press has designed a 2-color Bicentennial Place Mats depicting moments from the history of the United States. These paper Place Mats can be used for church dinners, banquets and by restaurants. Price: Without Imprint With Imprint 1,000 $ 25.00 5,000 115.00 $175.00 10,000 210.00 300.00 20,000 380.00 450.00 Large quantities on request. We also have 25 Place Mats gift wrapped in cellophane packages for home use. Selling price for one pack is $2.25 including postage. 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