Milton M. Leven
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Milton M. Leven | |
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| Born | June 8, 1911 |
| Died | April 22, 1979 (aged 67) |
| Alma mater | Carnegie Mellon University (M.S.) Carnegie Mellon University (B.S.) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mechanics photoelasticity |
| Institutions | Westinghouse Research Laboratories |
Milton Maxwell Leven (8 June 1911[1] — 22 April 1979[2]) was an American engineer. He was an engineering and manager of Experimental Mechanics at Westinghouse Research Laboratories[3] and held numerous service roles in the Society for Experimental Stress Analysis (SESA) (now Society for Experimental Mechanics) including as the President of the society from 1956 to 1957. He was born to Jacob Leven and Anna J Leven (born Walters) of Russian descent in Pennsylvania.[4] He went by Milt.[2]
Leven attended Carnegie Mellon University receiving a BS in electrical engineering in 1935 and MS in mechanics in 1940. While at Carnegie Mellon University he was an early, and one of the best, students of Max M. Froct.[2]