| RefNo | EC/1986/02 |
| Previous numbers | Cert XXII, 2 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Argyris, John: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
| Date | 1984 |
| Description | Citation typed |
| Citation | Professor Argyris commenced his scientific career at Imperial College in 1949 and subsequently accepted in 1959 a joint appointment as Professor at Imperial College and Professor and Director of the Institute of Astronautical Structures at Stuttgart. Professor Argyris pioneered in the United Kingdom and Europe computer mechanics and established in the early 50's the matrix structural theory introducing the first finite elements concepts including effects of material and geometrical nonlinearities.
This work initiated an explosive development of computational mechanics which is still an expanding area. In this field he continued without interruption as one of the leading figures and published a prodigious number of papers (over 300) ranging in applications from structural problems through fluid mechanics, lubrication, celestial mechanics. The computer system ASKA developed under his direction was the model for many subsequent industrial developments. Professor Argyris has been honoured abroad by a great number of distinctions including the von Karman Medal (ASCE), Timoshenko Mecal [sic] (ASME), I. B. Laskowitz Gold Medal in Astronautics (N.Y. Acad. Of Sc.) and Copernicus Medal (Polish Acad. Of Sc.). |
| AccessStatus | Closed |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA4005 | Argyris; John (1916 - 2004) | 1916 - 2004 |