Peter D. Richardson
Peter Damian Richardson (* 1935 in West Wickham ) is a British - American medical engineer.
Richardson graduated from the University of London with a bachelor's degree in 1955 and a PhD in engineering in 1958 while serving as a demonstrator at Imperial College . From 1960 he was assistant professor and later professor of engineering and physiology at Brown University in Providence .
He dealt with biomechanics , the hydrodynamics of blood flow, mechanics of blood vessels and connective tissue, and the theory and technology of artificial organs. He is also involved in computerized image analysis in medicine and ultrasound diagnosis, and is a co-founder of Microspore Inc. , which develops ultrasound technology to find small particles and gas bubbles in blood.
In 1987 he received the Ernst Jung Prize . In 1974 he received an honorary doctorate from the University of London (D. Sc.). In 1976 he was a Humboldt Prize winner. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society and a founding member of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering .
Fonts
- with Manfred Steiner: Principles of Cell Adhesion , CRC Press 1994
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Life data according to American Men and Women of Science , Thomson Gale 2004
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Richardson, Peter D. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Richardson, Peter Damian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British-American medical engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | West Wickham |