Melvin Mooney (1893–1968) was an American physicist and rheologist.
Melvin Mooney | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago |
| Known for | Mooney viscometer Mooney–Rivlin solid |
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| Fields | Polymer science |
| Institutions | United States Rubber Company |
Life
editMooney was born in Kansas City, Missouri.[1] He achieved an A.B. degree from the University of Missouri in 1917 and a PhD in physics from the University of Chicago in 1923.[1] He worked for the United States Rubber Company.[1]
He developed the Mooney viscometer[2] (used to measure viscosity of rubber compounds during curing) and other testing equipment used in the rubber industry. He also proposed the Mooney-Rivlin solid constitutive law describing the hyperelastic stress–strain behavior of rubber.[3] He was the first recipient of the Bingham Medal from the Society of Rheology in 1948.[1] He received the Charles Goodyear Medal in 1962.[4] He is the namesake of the Melvin Mooney Distinguished Technology Award of the American Chemical Society Rubber Division.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c d J. H. Dillon (1948) J. Colloid Sci. 4 (3) 187-8 "Introduction of Melvin Mooney as E. C. Bingham Medallist"
- ^ Mooney, M. (1934). "A shearing disk plastometer for unvulcanized rubber". Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Analytical Edition. 6 (2): 147–151. doi:10.1021/ac50088a025.
- ^ Mooney, M. (1940). "A theory of large elastic deformation". Journal of Applied Physics. 11 (9): 582–592. doi:10.1063/1.1712836.
- ^ Mooney, M. (1962). "Some neglected problems in the rheology of high polymers". Rubber Chemistry and Technology. 35 (5): 27–40. doi:10.5254/1.3539997.
- ^ ACS Rubber Division Science & Technology Awards Descriptions & Sponsors
External links
edit- A photograph of Melvin Mooney from [1]
- Audio interview with Melvin Mooney.
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