IUTAM : : a short history / / edited by Stephen Juhasz.

This volume presents the historical development of IUTAM, which began in Innsbruck in 1922 where the first IUTAM conference took place. These conferences have been held every four years with great success: the next will take place in Grenoble in 1988. This volume is dedicated to Professor Theodore v...

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Place / Publishing House:Berlin : : Springer-Verlag,, [1988]
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Year of Publication:2016
1988
Edition:1st ed. 1988.
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (XII, 149 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • What is Mechanics?
  • A. The Theoretical Framework
  • B. Examples of the Applications of Mechanics
  • The Early International Congresses of Applied Mechanics
  • A. Summary
  • B. Prehistory: Innsbruck Conference
  • C. First Congress — Delft
  • D. Second and Third Congresses
  • E. International Relations in Sciences After WWI
  • F. Nature of the Scientific Discipline: Applied Mechanics
  • G. Epilogue
  • Post World War II Activities: from Paris to Lyngby
  • A. The Union is Formed
  • B. Iutam Symposia
  • C. The Circuit Widens
  • D. Closure
  • Congresses
  • A. Summary
  • B. When and Where
  • C. Meeting Places, Residences, and Transportation
  • D. Participants
  • E. Presentations
  • F. Non-Lecture Programs
  • G. Exhibits
  • H. Proceedings
  • I. Accomplishments
  • Symposia
  • A. Summary
  • B. Origin
  • C. Frequency
  • D. Participation
  • E. What and Where
  • F. Participants
  • G. Proceedings
  • H. Sponsors and Arrangements
  • General Assemblies
  • A. When and Where
  • B. Membership
  • C. Activities
  • Reports
  • A. Frequency, Availability
  • B. Standardization
  • References
  • Acknowledgments
  • Picture Credits
  • Appendices
  • 1. Congresses by Number, Location and Year
  • 2. Invitation Letter to Innsbruck Conference
  • 3. Participants of Innsbruck Conference
  • 4. Congress Participants by Countries
  • 5. Congress Participants from “Other” Countries
  • 6. Congress Participants by Continents
  • 7. Congress Participation by Host Country Participants
  • 8. General and Sectional Lecturers; — Delft 1924
  • 9. General and Keynote Lecturers with Lecture Titles I–XVI
  • 10. Number of Congress Presentations, and Their Publication Modes
  • 11. Congress Papers by Subject
  • 12. Bibliographical Details — Innsbruck Conference and I–XVI Congress Proceedings
  • 13. Photo of Published Proceedings
  • 14. Artists Rendering of Past Congress Logos
  • 15. Topical Description of Past Socials
  • 16. CONVERSAZIONE: Cambridge, Mass 1938
  • 17. Symposia Locations
  • 18. Symposia by Subject, Location and Number of Participants
  • 19. Symposia Publications
  • 20. General Assemblies: Dates and Locations
  • 21. General Assembly Members in Alphabetic Order
  • 22. General Assembly Members by Countries
  • 23. Adhering Organizations from 1985 Report
  • 24. Affiliated Organizations from 1985 Reports
  • 25. Officers and Additional Bureau Members
  • 26. List of Reports
  • 27. Photo of IUTAM Reports
  • ICTAM-IUTAM Photos.