Nathan M. Newmark

Nathan Mortimore Newmark ( born September 22, 1910 in Plainfield (New Jersey); † January 25, 1981 in Urbana ( Illinois)) was an American civil engineer.

Newmark studied civil engineering at Rutgers University, where in 1930 he graduated with top marks. He was a professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign.

According to him, the Newmark -beta method is called to solve a differential equation method to via numerical integration. He is considered a pioneer in the use of software to solve engineering problems. The construction of the ILLIAC (Illinois Automatic Computer ) series an early supercomputer generation was influenced by him. As chief engineer, he was responsible for the calculation of the Torre Latinoamericana. He received the 1979 Gold Medal of the Institution of Structural Engineers.

He is particularly well known in civil engineering. In 1965 he held the Rankine Lecture ( Effects of earthquakes on dams and embankments ) via one of its main areas of work, the design of earthquake-resistant buildings (such as dams and, for example, in the Trans-Alaska Pipeline). He is also known for the Newmark chart Influence (1942 ), a graphic- numerical method for the calculation of ground pressure on the elasticity theory with arbitrarily shaped foundations.

The American Society of Civil Engineers ( ASCE ) gives in honor of Nathan M. Newmark Medal, the Newmark. He was a founding member of the National Academy of Engineering ( 1964), member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.