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Applied Mechanics in Science and Engineering

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 May 2011

Yih-Hsing Pao
Yih-Hsing Pao*
Affiliation:
Institute of Applied Mechanics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan 106, R.O.C.
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*Joseph C. Ford Professor, Department of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853, U.S.A.; currently on leave of absence from Cornell University.
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Abstract

This article traces the development of applied mechanics and its relation to science and engineering by reviewing first the history of mechanics from 1600 to 1900, the physics of the 19th century, and the engineering education in the same period. The review is followed by a discussion on modern physics and modern engineering, and the formation of applied mechanics as a discipline in science and one in engineering, which is classified into 94 subjects in 10 categories by Applied Mechanics Reviews. The article concludes with a chart to summarize the relation between science and engineering, and the interactions of applied mechanics with other disciplines. There are 15 references included in this article.

Originally published in Applied Mechanics Reviews, Vol. 51, No. 2, February 1998

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Journal of Mechanics , Volume 16 , Issue 2 , June 2000 , pp. 53 - 66
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Copyright © The Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, R.O.C. 2000

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