Stephen Timoshenko
- Born: December 23, 1878 (Shpotovka, Ukraine, Russian Empire)
- Died: May 29, 1972
Education
- 1896–1901: Institute of Engineering, St. Petersburg
- 1901: Engineering Diploma, Institute of Engineering, St. Petersburg
- 1904–1906: University of Göttingen
- 1932: PhD, University of Michigan (Electrical Engineering)
Major Positions
- 1901–1902: Russian Army, Military service
- 1902–1903: Institute of Engineering, St. Petersburg, Research Assistant, Mechanics Laboratory
- 1903–1904: St. Petersburg Polytechnic Institute, Instructor
- 1906–1911: Kiev Polytechnic Institute, Professor of Strength of Materials
- 1909–1911: Kiev Polytechnic Institute, Dean, Division of Structural Engineering
- 1913–1918: St. Petersburg Polytechnic and Electrotechnic Institute, Professor
- 1918–1919: Kiev Polytechnic Institute, Professor
- 1920–1922: Zagreb Polytechnic Institute, Professor
- 1922–1922: Vibration Specialty Company, Engineer
- 1922–1927: Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company, Research Engineer, Westinghouse Research Laboratory
- 1927–1936: University of Michigan, Professor of Mechanical Engineering
- 1936–1944: Stanford University, Professor of Mechanical Engineering
- 1944–1972: Stanford University, Emeritus Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Selected Awards and Honors
Archival Resources
Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Washington, DC
Published Resources
C. Richard Soderberg, "Stephen P. Timoshenko: 1878-1972", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences
Stephen P. Timoshenko, translated by Robert Addis, As I Remember: The Autobiography of Stephen P. Timoshenko (Princeton: Van Nostrand, 1968)
