Distinguished Figures in Mechanism and Machine Science

Part of the History of Mechanism and Machine Science Book Series (volume 41)

Editors: Ceccarelli, Marco; Gasparetto, Alessandro

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-18288-4

ISBN: 978-3-031-18287-7

Publisher: Springer International Publishing - Springer Journals

Dec 3, 2022

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Andrew D. Dimarogonas (1938–2000)

Chondros, Thomas G.; Panteliou, Sofia D.

Pages: 1 –47

[Professor Andrew D. Dimarogonas (1938–2000) was widely recognized as a distinguished authority in various specialties of mechanical engineering. He made important contributions to the mechanical design, vibrations and the history of engineering and technology. His last appointment was as W. Palm...
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Veniamin Goldfarb (1941–2019)

Trubachev, Evgenii; Barmina, Natalya

Pages: 49 –85

[This paper considers the contribution to MMS of the world-known Russian gear scientists and active organizer and participant of various scientific events Professor Veniamin Goldfarb (1941–2019). In spite of his medical scientific ancestry, Veniamin Goldfarb became a Dr. Sc. in Engineering and...
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Teru Hayashi (1932–2017)

Iwatsuki, Nobuyuki; Yoshida, Kazuhiro

Pages: 87 –109

[Teru Hayashi was an outstanding figure in the world in engineering researches in gearing and micromechanisms/micromachines. He developed various methods to measure accuracy of large ship gears and proposed novel gear processing methods and gear tooth profile modification methods based on the...
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Carlos López-Cajún (1948–2020)

Ceccarelli, Marco; Correa, Juan Carlos Jauregui

Pages: 111 –135

[Prof. Carlos López-Cajún has been a prestigious figure, who has been admired worldwide also for his unique attitude to combine friendships and scientific activity in working the true spirit of IFToMM for collaboration, sharing, and improving the technology for the benefit of the society in the...
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Jack Raymond Phillips (1923–2009)

Pennock, Gordon R.

Pages: 137 –161

[Jack Raymond Phillips was one of the founding fathers of IFToMM in 1969, (the acronym, at that time, for the International Federation for the Theory of Machines and Mechanisms). As a council member during the dark days of the Cold War, Jack toured Eastern Europe on a regular basis to keep the...
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Alberto Rovetta (1940–2020)

Ceccarelli, Marco; Rovetta, Chiara

Pages: 163 –182

[Professor Alberto Rovetta, born in Brescia in 1942, was a second generation IFTOMMist very active in the initiatives of the IFToMM Federation and in the issues referring to MMS in both traditional and innovative aspects. Graduated in Milan in 1966, he was immediately involved in international...
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The Founding Fathers of IFToMM

Ceccarelli, Marco

Pages: 183 –216

[This paper presents a short account of the History of IFToMM, the International Federation for the Promotion of Mechanism and Machine Science, focusing on the foundation event and founding fathers. All the founding fathers are listed as signatories and attendees of the Second World Congress on...
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Correction to: Carlos López-Cajún (1948–2020)

Ceccarelli, Marco; Correa, Juan Carlos Jauregui

Pages: C1 –C1

[Correction to: Chapter “Carlos López-Cajún (1948 -2020)” in: M. Ceccarelli and A. Gasparetto (eds.), Distinguished Figures in Mechanism and Machine Science, History of Mechanism and Machine Science 41, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-18288-4_4]

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