George W. Housner

George W. Housner
Born(1910-12-09)December 9, 1910
Saginaw, Michigan
DiedNovember 10, 2008(2008-11-10) (aged 97)
Pasadena, California
Alma materUniversity of Michigan BSc 1933
California Institute of Technology MSc 1934, PhD 1941
Known forSeismological Society of America president (1977)
Scientific career
FieldsCivil engineering
InstitutionsCalifornia Institute of Technology

George W. Housner (December 9, 1910 in Saginaw, Michigan – November 10, 2008 in Pasadena, California) was a professor of earthquake engineering at the California Institute of Technology and National Medal of Science laureate.

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