Boris Galerkin

Mathematician and engineer, creator of FEM

Boris Galerkin - Mathematician and engineer, creator of FEM
Born

March 4th, 1871
154 years ago

Died

July 12th, 1945
79 years ago — 74 years old

Category

Scientists & Innovators

Country

Russia

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Born in Russia, contributed significantly to the fields of mathematics and engineering. Developed the finite element method, a fundamental technique in engineering analysis and simulation. Worked on various problems in structural mechanics and elasticity theory. Published numerous research papers that laid the groundwork for future developments in numerical methods.

Developed the finite element method

Contributed to elasticity theory

Published influential research papers

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