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Howard D. Eberhart

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Howard Davis Eberhart (August 16, 1906 – July 18, 1993) was an American engineer noted for his design of artificial limbs and other prosthetic devices. [1] [2] [3] Professor Eberhart was chairman of the Department of Civil Engineering at University of California, Berkeley and a member of the National Academy of Engineering.[2] The University of California called Eberhart "one of UC Berkeley's most highly respected and acclaimed teachers in civil engineering, and a pioneer of research in artificial limbs".[3] In 1977 Howard was elected to the National Academy of Engineering "for pioneering studies of human locomotion, application of structural engineering to prosthetic devices, and leadership of interdisciplinary engineering research."[2]

Chronology

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  • 1906 born August 16 in Lima, Ohio
  • 1929:B.S. degree in architecture, the University of Oregon
  • 1935: M.S. degree in civil engineering, Oregon State College in Corvallis
  • 1936: instructor, the University of California, Berkeley
  • 1948: full professor of civil engineering, the University of California, Berkeley[3]
  • 1959-1963 and 1971-1974: chairman of the Department of Civil Engineering, the University of California, Berkeley[3]
  • 1974: retired from UC Berkeley

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