George Fix

George Fix

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.

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.

Personal

George Fix was born and raised in Texas.

He died from cancer in 2002.

References

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url=http://www.siam.org/news/news.php?id=421
title=Obituaries: George Fix
work=SIAM News
publisher=Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics

*cite web|accessdate=2007-10-21
url=http://byo.com/departments/904.html
title=In Memoriam: Dr. George J. Fix III
month=May | year=2002 |author=Bonham, Louis
work=BYO magazine


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