Arpád Ludwig Nádai (3 April 1883 – 18 July 1963) was a Hungarian-born academic who was a professor of mechanics.[1]

Early life and career

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Nadai was born in Budapest, Hungary.[2] He attended the University of Budapest for his undergraduate education. For doctorate, he went to Germany and studied at the Technische Hochschule in Charlottenburg (now Technische Universität Berlin).[2]

After he finished his education, in 1918, he joined University of Göttingen on a professorial position and later became head of the applied mechanics laboratory.[3]

In 1952, he received Bingham Medal for his work.[3]

In 1975, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) established an award, Nadai Medal, named after him.[2]

Publications

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  • Theory of flow and fracture of solids and Plasticity; a mechanics of the plastic state of matter

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ Altenbach, Holm; Bruhns, Otto T. (2018), "Nádai, Arpád", in Altenbach, Holm; Öchsner, Andreas (eds.), Encyclopedia of Continuum Mechanics, Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer, pp. 1–2, doi:10.1007/978-3-662-53605-6_310-1, ISBN 978-3-662-53605-6, S2CID 240064194, retrieved 2022-07-05
  2. ^ a b c "Nadai Medal". www.asme.org. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Arpad Nadai - 1952 Bingham Medalist - The Society of Rheology". www.rheology.org. Retrieved 2022-07-05.