Frank A. McClintock

Frank A. McClintock
Born	January 2, 1921 St. Paul, Minnesota
Died	February 20, 2011 (aged 90) Needham, Massachusetts
Nationality	American
Fields	Mechanical engineering, Material science
Institutions	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Alma mater	Massachusetts Institute of Technology California Institute of Technology
Notable awards	James Clayton Prize of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers The Nadai Award Drucker Medal Howe Medal The Griffith Medal of the European Structural Integrity Society
Spouse	Mary McClintock (m.1945?-2011) (his death) 4 children Martha Roger David Richard

Frank A. McClintock (January 2, 1921 – February 20, 2011)^[1][2] of Concord, Massachusetts, was an American mechanical engineer in material science. A pioneer in the study of ductile fracture,^[3] McClintock was an Emeritus professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Along with Ali S. Argon in 1966 he co-authored a book titled Mechanical Behavior of Materials.^[4]

"His professional contributions revolutionized the understanding of the fracture process in engineering practice, by introducing a physical and mechanistic perspective emphasizing the plasticity aspects of ductile fracture and fatigue crack propagation.^[1]"

References

1. , Frank McClintock, professor emeritus, alumnus, dies at 90, February 24, 2011.
2. , Frank A. McClintock, January 10, 2007.
3. Mahidhara, Rao K.; Geltmacher, Andrew B.; Matić, Peter (1997). Recent advances in fracture: proceedings of a symposium held at the Annual Meeting of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society in Orlando, Florida, February 10-13, 1997. TMS. pp. 52, 138. ISBN 0-87339-364-3.
4. , Mechanical behavior of materials. / Frank A. McClintock and Ali S. Argon, editors. [Contributors]: Ali S. Argon [and others]