Talk:Nathan M. Newmark

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I don't know that it's a copyvio. But if you go to Wikipedia:Spotting possible copyright violations, this article meets 4 of the 5 warning criteria. It was basically put up at once (more or less), is unwikified, has kind of "catchy" section headings that are not standard wikipedia format, and the tone of the whole piece is more like a tribute than an encyclopedia. Also, if they'd done any basic research on him, rather than copy-and-paste, they'd know he's dead and would include his date of death. I'm sorry I haven't had more time to devote to it, but I will. I just did a quick google search and turned up this page [1] which is pretty darn close. Actually, this page [2] is even closer. The rest of the source article seems to be password protected. But I think if you take a look at these two, you'll agree they've been copied with minimal changes. Bruxism 00:28, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

Since we don't really have proof, I'm delisting this from Wikipedia:Copyright problems. howcheng {chat} 17:25, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

update needed

Torre Latinoamericana is not the tallest building in Mexico City anymore. Today, the Torre Mayor is. Check http://www.glasssteelandstone.com/MX/TorreMayor.html Actually, it has been the tallest since 2003, 3 years have gone by and nobody realized that when discussing this article on April 06...

duplicate article at Nathan Mortimore Newmark

There was a second article about this person, which I have now made into a redirect. I will paste it all below, so that nothing is lost. I'll incorporate the ref to the NAE tribute, and change the lead "engineer" link to "structural engineering", but haven't spotted anything else new on a quick glimpse through it. I was led to this by Wikipedia:Suggestions for name disambiguation PamD (talk) 09:03, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Nathan Mortimore Newmark (September 22, 1910 - January 25, 1981) was a noted American professor of structural engineering and a founder of the National Academy of Engineering.

Newmark was born in Plainfield, New Jersey, graduated in 1930 from Rutgers University in Civil Engineering, and 1932 and 1934 received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Illinois in Urbana. There he remained, becoming a full Research Professor of Civil Engineering in 1943. From 1956-1973 he served as head of the Department of Civil Engineering, and retired in 1976.

Early in his career he made notable contributions to structural analysis and materials, particularly for highway bridges. He also played a role in the history of computer hardware from 1947-1957 as chairman of the Digital Computer Laboratory, when he was actively involved in developing the ILLIAC II. As a practicing engineer, he performed the earthquake design for the Latino Americana Tower in Mexico City (43 stories), which survived a strong earthquake in 1957 without damage. He also developed the seismic design criteria for other large projects including the Bay Area Rapid Transit System, Trans-Alaska Pipeline System, the proposed Alaskan Natural Gas Pipeline, and about 70 nuclear power plants.

During World War II Newmark consulted for the National Defense Research Committee and the Office of Scientific Research and Development, for which in 1948 he received the President's Certificate of Merit. He served on numerous Department of Defense boards and panels, with major contributions to the Minute Man and MX missile systems. He was very active in the American Society of Civil Engineers and received nearly all its major honors, a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1962), founder of the National Academy of Engineering (1964), and member of the National Academy of Sciences (1966).

In 1968 Newrnark received the National Medal of Science from President Lyndon B. Johnson, and in 1969 he received the Washington Award given jointly by the major engineering societies of the United States. In 1979 he was presented the John Fritz Medal, an all-engineering society award, and in 1980 was awarded the sixteenth Gold Medal of the Institution of Structural Engineers of Great Britain.

== References == * [http://newton.nap.edu/books/0309034825/html/216.html National Academy of Engineering memorial tribute] {{DEFAULTSORT:Newmark, Nathan Mortimore}} [[Category:American engineers]] [[Category:American academics]] [[Category:Founding members of the United States National Academy of Engineering]] [[Category:Members and associates of the United States National Academy of Sciences]] [[Category:Members and associates of the United States National Academy of Engineering]]