Frank A. McClintock

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.

Frank A. McClintock
Born(1921-01-02)January 2, 1921
St. Paul, Minnesota
DiedFebruary 20, 2011(2011-02-20) (aged 90)
Needham, Massachusetts
NationalityAmerican
Alma materMassachusetts Institute of Technology
California Institute of Technology
Spouse(s)Mary McClintock (m.1945?-2011) (his death) 4 children
Martha
Roger
David
Richard
AwardsJames 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
FieldsMechanical engineering, Material science
InstitutionsMassachusetts 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]"

References
  1. , Frank McClintock, professor emeritus, alumnus, dies at 90, February 24, 2011.
  2. , Frank A. McClintock, January 10, 2007.
  3. Mahidhara, Rao K.; Geltmacher, Andrew B.; Matić, Peter (1997). Recent advances in fracture: proceedings of a symposium held at the Annual Meeting of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society in Orlando, Florida, February 10-13, 1997. TMS. pp. 52, 138. ISBN 0-87339-364-3.
  4. , Mechanical behavior of materials. / Frank A. McClintock and Ali S. Argon, editors. [Contributors]: Ali S. Argon [and others]


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