John Lowe III
John Lowe III (born March 14, 1916 in New York City , † January 2, 2012 in Seattle ) was an American civil engineer ( geotechnical engineering ).
Lowe studied at the City College of New York (Bachelor in 1936) and made his master's degree in 1937 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology . He was then an instructor there until 1944. From 1945 he headed the soil and rock mechanics department at the engineering and architecture firm Tippetts, Abbett, McCarthy and Stratton (TAMS) in New York City, where he was promoted to associate partner in 1956 and partner in 1962. In 1983 he left there and became an independent consultant.
In 1971 he was Terzaghi Lecturer and in 1978 the fourth Nabor Carillo Lecturer of the Mexican Society for Soil Mechanics. He was a member of the National Academy of Engineering .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Date of birth according to American Men and Women of Science , Thomson Gale 2005
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lowe, John III |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American geotechnician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 14, 1916 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 2, 2012 |
| Place of death | Seattle |