Maurice Anthony Biot was a Belgian-American physicist and the founder of the theory of poroelasticity. He studied at Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium where he received a bachelor's degrees in philosophy (1927), mining engineering (1929) and electrical engineering (1930), and Doctor of Science in 1931. He obtained his PhD in Aeronautical Science from the California Institute of Technology in 1932.

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  • Maurice Anthony Biot was a Belgian-American physicist and the founder of the theory of poroelasticity. He studied at Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium where he received a bachelor's degrees in philosophy (1927), mining engineering (1929) and electrical engineering (1930), and Doctor of Science in 1931. He obtained his PhD in Aeronautical Science from the California Institute of Technology in 1932. In 1930s and 1940s Biot worked at Harvard, Louvain, Columbia and Brown universities, and later for a number of companies and government agencies. During the period between 1932 and 1942, he conceived and then fully developed the response spectrum method (RSM) for earthquake engineering which was further promoted by George W Housner. In the period between 1935 and 1962 Biot published a number of scientific papers that lay the foundations of the theory of poroelasticity (now known as Biot theory), which describes the mechanical behaviour of fluid-saturated porous media. He also made a number of important contributions in areas of aerodynamics, irreversible thermodynamics and heat transfer, viscoelasticity and thermoelasticity, among others. Biot was interested in reports of unidentified flying objects, and in a 1952 interview with Life threw his support behind the extraterrestrial hypothesis. Biot is a recipient of the Timoshenko Medal (1962).
  • Maurice Anthony Biot war ein belgisch-US-amerikanischer Physiker und Begründer der Poroelastizität. Er studierte an der Katholischen Universität Löwen und am California Institute of Technology. Später lehrte er an der Harvard University (1934-35), der Katholischen Universität Löwen (1935-37), der Columbia University (1937-45) und an der Brown University (1946-50). Während des zweiten Weltkrieges arbeitete er als Lt. Cdr. für die US Navy. Er leitete die Abteilung für Strukturmechanik. Biot arbeitete auch mit Theodore von Kármán zusammen. Biot ist Preisträger der Timoschenko-Medaille des Jahres 1962.
  • Maurice Anthony Biot fut un physicien américano-Belge, fondateur de la théorie de la poroélasticité.
  • Maurice Anthony Biot foi um físico belga naturalizado estadunidenses. É o fundador da poroelasticidade. Estudou na Universidade Católica da Lovaina, onde obteve o grau de bacharel em filosofia (1927), engenharia de minas (1929) e engenharia elétrica (1930), e o doutorado em ciências em 1931. Obteve o Ph.D. em ciência aeronáutica no Instituto de Tecnologia da Califórnia em 1932. Nas décadas de 1930 e 1940 trabalhou nas universidades de Harvard, Lovaina, Columbia e Brown, e após em algumas companhias e agências governamentais. Entre 1935 e 1962 publicou uma série de artigos que fundamentaram a teoria da poroelasticidade, atualmente conhecida como teoria de Biot, descrevendo o comportamento mecânico de meios porosos saturados com fluidos. Também contribuiu com trabalhos fundamentais nas áreas de aerodinâmica, termodinâmica irreversível e transmissão de calor, viscoelasticidade e termoelasticidade, entre outros. Foi agraciado com a Medalha Timoshenko, em 1962, e com a Medalha Theodore von Karman, em 1967. Poronet - PoroMechanics Internet Resources Network Discurso de recepção da Medalha Timoshenko
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  • Maurice Anthony Biot was a Belgian-American physicist and the founder of the theory of poroelasticity. He studied at Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium where he received a bachelor's degrees in philosophy (1927), mining engineering (1929) and electrical engineering (1930), and Doctor of Science in 1931. He obtained his PhD in Aeronautical Science from the California Institute of Technology in 1932.
  • Maurice Anthony Biot war ein belgisch-US-amerikanischer Physiker und Begründer der Poroelastizität. Er studierte an der Katholischen Universität Löwen und am California Institute of Technology. Später lehrte er an der Harvard University (1934-35), der Katholischen Universität Löwen (1935-37), der Columbia University (1937-45) und an der Brown University (1946-50). Während des zweiten Weltkrieges arbeitete er als Lt. Cdr. für die US Navy. Er leitete die Abteilung für Strukturmechanik.
  • Maurice Anthony Biot fut un physicien américano-Belge, fondateur de la théorie de la poroélasticité.
  • Maurice Anthony Biot foi um físico belga naturalizado estadunidenses. É o fundador da poroelasticidade. Estudou na Universidade Católica da Lovaina, onde obteve o grau de bacharel em filosofia (1927), engenharia de minas (1929) e engenharia elétrica (1930), e o doutorado em ciências em 1931. Obteve o Ph.D. em ciência aeronáutica no Instituto de Tecnologia da Califórnia em 1932.
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