George Fix
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George J. Fix (1939 - 2002) was an American mathematician who published (with Gilbert Strang) An Analysis of The Finite Element Method in 1973.
In addition to his work in mathematics, George was a beer and homebrewing enthusiast and the author of Principles of Brewing Science, among other works.
[edit] Education
Fix earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Texas A&M University and a Master of Science degree from Rice University. In 1968, he earned his Ph.D from Harvard.
[edit] Personal
George Fix was born and raised in Texas.
He died from cancer in 2002.
[edit] References
- Obituaries: George Fix. SIAM News. Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics.
- Bonham, Louis (May 2002). In Memoriam: Dr. George J. Fix III. BYO magazine. Retrieved on 2007-10-21.
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