John Argyris

Computer scientist and engineer

John Argyris - Computer scientist and engineer
Born

August 19th, 1913
111 years ago

Died

April 2nd, 2004
20 years ago — 90 years old

Category

Scientists & Innovators

Country

Greece

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An influential figure in engineering and computer science, contributed significantly to the development of finite element methods. Held academic positions at various institutions, including the University of Stuttgart, and continued research in computational mechanics and structural analysis. Authored numerous publications that served as foundational texts in computer-aided engineering.

Developed the finite element method

Published extensively in computational mechanics

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