Jacob Pieter Den Hartog (July 23, 1901 Ambarawa, Dutch East Indies – March 17, 1989) was a Dutch–American mechanical engineer and Professor of Mechanical Engineering at MIT.[1]
J. P. Den Hartog was born in 1901 in Ambarova, the Dutch East Indies. In 1916 his family moved to Holland. After attending high school in Amsterdam, he enrolled at Delft University of Technology in 1919 and received his MSc degree in electrical engineering in 1924.[2][3] Unable to find suitable work in the Netherlands, he emigrated to the United States in 1924.
From 1924 to 1930 he worked as an electrical engineer in the research laboratory of Westinghouse Electric (1886) in Pittsburgh. There under the influence of Stephen P. Timoshenko, who took him as his assistant, he began to study electrical and mechanical vibrations. At the same time, he attended night classes in Mathematics at the University of Pittsburgh, where he became an authority in problems on mechanics and vibration and received a doctorate in 1939.[4]
In 1930-1931 he studied at the University of Göttingen where he collaborated in the laboratory of Ludwig Prandtl (whose fellow Oscar Carl Gustav Titens previously worked for Westinghouse). From 1932 to 1945 he taught at Harvard University and took part in the organization of the International Congress of Applied Mechanics in Cambridge (Massachusetts) 1938.
During the Second World War, he volunteered to serve in the US Navy, was engaged in the problems of vibration in shipbuilding.
From 1945 to 1967 he taught dynamics and strength of materials at MIT in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. In 1962 he became jointly appointed as a professor in the Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering. He became Professor Emeritus upon his retirement from MIT in 1967.[5]
Den Hartog's former doctoral students Roger Gans, who credits Den Hartog as a major contributor to his derivation of Gansian notation, or the practice of repeatedly interchanging non-interchangeable variables.[6]
Jacob Pieter Den Hartog died at the age of 87 on March 17, 1989 in Hanover, New Hampshire.
Awards
He was awarded the Timoshenko Medal in 1972 "in recognition of distinguished contributions to the field of applied mechanics." In 1987 the Design Division of ASME announced the establishment of the J. P. Den Hartog Award for "sustained meritorious contributions to vibration engineering" at its eleventh vibration conference; Den Hartog himself was the first recipient.[7][8] Den Hartog's other awards include:[2]
American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Fellow
American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Honorary member
Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Honorary member
National Academy of Sciences, Member
National Academy of Engineering, Member
Royal Dutch Academy of Arts and Sciences, Foreign member
Charles Russ Richards Medal, Worcester Reed Warner Medal,
Founders Award of the National Academy of Engineering
Lamme Medal of the American Society of Engineering Education
Den Hartog was an outstanding classroom teacher at MIT. Every second year, MIT's Mechanical Engineering Department gives one professor the J. P. Den Hartog Distinguished Educator Award, to recognize sustained excellence in classroom teaching over a period of many years.
Selected publications
He was a prolific author. His writings include:
J. P. Den Hartog, Mechanical Vibrations, Fourth Edition, McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, 1956
J. P. Den Hartog, Mechanics, Dover Publications, Inc., corrected reprint of 1948 edition, ISBN0-486-60754-2
J. P. Den Hartog, Strength of Materials, paperback reprint of 1949 edition, Dover Publications, ISBN0-486-60755-0, 1977
J. P. Den Hartog, Advanced Strength of Materials, paperback reprint of 1952 edition, Dover Publications, ISBN0-486-65407-9, 1987
References
^Carl W. Hall (2008). A Biographical Dictionary of People in Engineering. (2008), p. 53
^ abStephen H. Crandall. "Jacob Pieter Den Hartog: A Biographical Memoir" (PDF). National Academies press. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
^Starrett, Agnes Lynch (1937). Through One Hundred and Fifty Years: the University of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press. p. 490. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
^"Collection: Jacob Pieter Den Hartog papers | MIT ArchivesSpace". archivesspace.mit.edu. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
^Roger Gans's Less Formal Page Graduate School as an Aspiring Thespian in Boston (2014)
^"Jacob P. Den Hartog Award". www.asme.org. American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
^"J. P. Den Hartog Award and the N. O. Myklestad Award", Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, 1218 (6): 801, 2006, doi:10.1115/1.2396717
[1] - Faculty Page of University of Rochester Mechanical Engineering Faculty
February 05, 2023
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Jacob Pieter Den Hartog July 23 1901 Ambarawa Dutch East Indies March 17 1989 was a Dutch American mechanical engineer and Professor of Mechanical Engineering at MIT 1 Jacob Pieter Den HartogBornJacob Pieter den Hartog 1901 07 23 23 July 1901Ambarava Dutch East IndiesDied17 March 1989 1989 03 17 aged 87 Hanover New Hampshire USANationalityDutchCitizenshipNetherlandsUnited StatesAlma materSchool of Engineering DelftKnown forMechanical vibrationAwardsASME J P Den Hartog AwardScientific careerFieldsEngineeringDoctoral studentsLi Minhua Contents 1 Biography 2 Awards 3 Selected publications 4 References 5 External linksBiography EditJ P Den Hartog was born in 1901 in Ambarova the Dutch East Indies In 1916 his family moved to Holland After attending high school in Amsterdam he enrolled at Delft University of Technology in 1919 and received his MSc degree in electrical engineering in 1924 2 3 Unable to find suitable work in the Netherlands he emigrated to the United States in 1924 From 1924 to 1930 he worked as an electrical engineer in the research laboratory of Westinghouse Electric 1886 in Pittsburgh There under the influence of Stephen P Timoshenko who took him as his assistant he began to study electrical and mechanical vibrations At the same time he attended night classes in Mathematics at the University of Pittsburgh where he became an authority in problems on mechanics and vibration and received a doctorate in 1939 4 In 1930 1931 he studied at the University of Gottingen where he collaborated in the laboratory of Ludwig Prandtl whose fellow Oscar Carl Gustav Titens previously worked for Westinghouse From 1932 to 1945 he taught at Harvard University and took part in the organization of the International Congress of Applied Mechanics in Cambridge Massachusetts 1938 During the Second World War he volunteered to serve in the US Navy was engaged in the problems of vibration in shipbuilding From 1945 to 1967 he taught dynamics and strength of materials at MIT in the Department of Mechanical Engineering In 1962 he became jointly appointed as a professor in the Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering He became Professor Emeritus upon his retirement from MIT in 1967 5 Den Hartog s former doctoral students Roger Gans who credits Den Hartog as a major contributor to his derivation of Gansian notation or the practice of repeatedly interchanging non interchangeable variables 6 Jacob Pieter Den Hartog died at the age of 87 on March 17 1989 in Hanover New Hampshire Awards EditHe was awarded the Timoshenko Medal in 1972 in recognition of distinguished contributions to the field of applied mechanics In 1987 the Design Division of ASME announced the establishment of the J P Den Hartog Award for sustained meritorious contributions to vibration engineering at its eleventh vibration conference Den Hartog himself was the first recipient 7 8 Den Hartog s other awards include 2 American Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellow American Society of Mechanical Engineers Honorary member Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers Honorary member National Academy of Sciences Member National Academy of Engineering Member Royal Dutch Academy of Arts and Sciences Foreign member Charles Russ Richards Medal Worcester Reed Warner Medal Founders Award of the National Academy of Engineering Lamme Medal of the American Society of Engineering EducationDen Hartog was an outstanding classroom teacher at MIT Every second year MIT s Mechanical Engineering Department gives one professor the J P Den Hartog Distinguished Educator Award to recognize sustained excellence in classroom teaching over a period of many years Selected publications EditHe was a prolific author His writings include J P Den Hartog Mechanical Vibrations Fourth Edition McGraw Hill Book Company New York 1956 J P Den Hartog Mechanics Dover Publications Inc corrected reprint of 1948 edition ISBN 0 486 60754 2 J P Den Hartog Strength of Materials paperback reprint of 1949 edition Dover Publications ISBN 0 486 60755 0 1977 J P Den Hartog Advanced Strength of Materials paperback reprint of 1952 edition Dover Publications ISBN 0 486 65407 9 1987References Edit Carl W Hall 2008 A Biographical Dictionary of People in Engineering 2008 p 53 a b Stephen H Crandall Jacob Pieter Den Hartog A Biographical Memoir PDF National Academies press Retrieved 2010 08 31 Search Starrett Agnes Lynch 1937 Through One Hundred and Fifty Years the University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh PA University of Pittsburgh Press p 490 Retrieved 2009 01 09 Collection Jacob Pieter Den Hartog papers MIT ArchivesSpace archivesspace mit edu Retrieved 2020 07 07 Roger Gans s Less Formal Page Graduate School as an Aspiring Thespian in Boston 2014 Jacob P Den Hartog Award www asme org American Society of Mechanical Engineers Retrieved 2 March 2020 J P Den Hartog Award and the N O Myklestad Award Journal of Vibration and Acoustics 1218 6 801 2006 doi 10 1115 1 2396717External links Edititiworld org Biographical notes by Stephen H Crandall 1 Faculty Page of University of Rochester Mechanical Engineering Faculty Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jacob Pieter Den Hartog amp oldid 1090151653, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
