Frank A. McClintock | |
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Born | |
Died | February 20, 2011 | (aged 90)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology California Institute of Technology |
Spouse(s) | Mary McClintock (m.1945?-2011) (his death) 4 children Martha Roger David Richard |
Awards | James Clayton Prize of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers The Nadai Award Drucker Medal Howe Medal The Griffith Medal of the European Structural Integrity Society |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mechanical engineering, Material science |
Institutions | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Frank A. McClintock (January 2, 1921 – February 20, 2011)[1][2] of Concord, Massachusetts, was an American mechanical engineer in material science. A pioneer in the study of ductile fracture,[3] McClintock was an Emeritus professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Along with Ali S. Argon in 1966 he co-authored a book titled Mechanical Behavior of Materials.[4]
"His professional contributions revolutionized the understanding of the fracture process in engineering practice, by introducing a physical and mechanistic perspective emphasizing the plasticity aspects of ductile fracture and fatigue crack propagation.[1]"