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John Herbert Hollomon Jr. (March 12, 1919 – May 8, 1985) was a noted American
National Academy of Engineering memorial tribute
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John Herbert Hollomon Jr. (March 12, 1919 – May 8, 1985) was a noted American engineer
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and founding member of the National Academy of Engineering
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.
Biography
Hollomon was born in Norfolk, Virginia, and in 1946 received his D.Sc. from theMassachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a key role in the development of modern technology and science, and is one of the ...
(MIT) in metallurgy. He then joined the General Electric
General Electric Company (GE) is an American multinational conglomerate founded in 1892, and incorporated in New York state and headquartered in Boston. The company operated in sectors including healthcare, aviation, power, renewable en ...
laboratories in Schenectady, New York, where he eventually became general manager.
In 1962, he was appointed first assistant secretary for science and technology at the United States Department of Commerce
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. In this role he established the Environmental Sciences Services Administration (later, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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), the Commerce Technical Advisory Board, and the State Technical Services program. He served for part of 1967 as acting under secretary of commerce, but left government for the University of Oklahoma
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where he served one year as president-designate and two as President.
In 1970, Hollomon returned to MIT as consultant to the president and subsequently as Professor of Engineering. In 1983, he moved to the Boston University
Boston University (BU) is a Private university, private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. The university is nonsectarian, but has a historical affiliation with the United Methodist Church. It was founded in 1839 by Methodists with ...
campus, where he remained until his death.
See also
* Hollomon–Jaffe parameter * Zener–Hollomon parameter * Strain hardening exponent *Work hardening
In materials science, work hardening, also known as strain hardening, is the strengthening of a metal or polymer by plastic deformation. Work hardening may be desirable, undesirable, or inconsequential, depending on the context.
This strengt ...
References
External links
National Academy of Engineering memorial tribute
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hollomon, John Herbert 20th-century American engineers Founding members of the United States National Academy of Engineering Presidents of the University of Oklahoma 1919 births 1985 deaths 20th-century American academics