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While nominally retired, knowing Werner as I do, I am certain that he will continue to be a productive member of his profession for many years to come. This is my sincere wish for Werner on this auspicious occasion. GEORGE LEITMANN
Berkeley, CA
It is my great pleasure to write to congratulate and honor my former mentor, Professor Werner Goldsmith, on the occasions of both his 70th birthday and for this special issue of the International Journal of Impact Engineering published in his honor. It is my personal pleasure to congratulate him as thanks for his personal support and friendship over the years; it is a further pleasure to congratulate him for the honor of this journal issue in recognition of his many contributions to the development of the field of impact engineering. Werner trained a generation of students in the experimental and theoretical methodology of impact phenomena, demanding the highest standards of scholarship that not only brought out the best in his students, but pushed the development of the field of impact engineering as well. Congratulations Werner, for your many scientific and engineering contributions over a productive career, and thank you for your continuing counsel and friendship. JACK L. LEWIS Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Mechanical Engineering University of Minnesota
I stayed at Professor Werner Goldsmith's laboratory from 20th December 1983 to 5th April 1984, about 4 months. It's a very short time to stay at Berkeley, but my wife and I had a pleasant time in a foreign country. It's not so cold there in the winter. At first, on my arrival at his laboratory, he introduced me to many research items and gave me a guided tour of his laboratory. I had a good chance to study the high speed impact test for composite materials and the impact of the human body which have been continued in our laboratory to this day. After that I met him twice in Tokyo, Japan. Firstly, I met him and Prof. Kawata (emeritus professor at University of Tokyo) at Narita airport and we had dinner together. He could stay only one night before his visit to Beijing, China. Another time, he accepted an invitation to give a lecture in our institute, so that we could have a good chance to study his work in biomechanics. I'm very glad that Prof. W. Goldsmith's seventieth birthday will be celebrated, and a Commemorative issue of the International Journal of Impact Engineering will be published. I wish him a good long life and further fruitful research. HIROO MIYAIRI
Tokyo Medical and Dental University Japan
It is a great pleasure for me to offer my heartiest congratulations to you on this occasion celebrating your seventieth birthday. The publication of this commemorative issue of the International Journal of Impact Engineering is evidence of the high esteem in which you are held by the members of the research community of which you are a part. It is a way of showing thanks for the many important, fundamental contributions you have made to the field and for years of dedicated, outstanding service to the community. We are thankful also for the pivotal role you have played in the education of the next generation of engineers who have taken, and who will take, up leadership roles in the field of impact engineering.
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Indeed, many of the articles contained in this commemorative issue are authored by your former students. For me, it is a particular privilege and pleasure to participate in this celebration, and to have the opportunity to thank you for the many years of your warm and loyal friendship and support. I have learned a great deal from you through our long, fruitful research collaboration, much of which went beyond science and engineering. I am looking forward to our continued collaboration and friendship. Let me close with the wish that you will enjoy many more years of a vital and happy life. All the best to you and your lovely family! JEROME L. SACKMAN Professor Emeritus of Engineering Science Berkeley, CA
It gives me very great pleasure to write a tribute to Prof. W. Goldsmith. I first became aware of W. Goldsmith's research during the period 1963-65 when I read his book Impact, which was published in 1960. I was very interested in Impact. I received much excellent information and learned a lot about the technologies associated with impact mechanics from it. Then, my first encounter with W. Goldsmith occurred in 1977 when we all attended a IUTAM Symposium at Tokyo. I was very keen to meet the already famous professor who had devoted a large fraction of his scientific activity to the field of Impact Engineering. Prof. W. Goldsmith came to Japan again in October 1990 and gave a special lecture which was sponsored by the Committee on Impact in the Society of Materials Science, Japan. Through this lecture, I and many Japanese researchers who were interested in the field of impact, were strongly influenced and impressed by W. Goldsmith's comments. Especially at that time, even if W. Goldsmith had health problems, he was still continuosuly making important research contributions. His enthusiasm for his work was infectious and very deeply impressed us. In wishing him good health and happiness forever, I combine my staff's and my own hearty congratulations and our sincere hope for a long lasting continuation of the fruitful and inspiring relationship with one of the great promoters of Impact Mechanics. SHINJI TANIMURA University of Osaka Prefecture Japan
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While nominally retired, knowing Werner as I do, I am certain that he will continue to be a productive member of his profession for many years to come. This is my sincere wish for Werner on this auspicious occasion. GEORGE LEITMANN
Berkeley, CA
It is my great pleasure to write to congratulate and honor my former mentor, Professor Werner Goldsmith, on the occasions of both his 70th birthday and for this special issue of the International Journal of Impact Engineering published in his honor. It is my personal pleasure to congratulate him as thanks for his personal support and friendship over the years; it is a further pleasure to congratulate him for the honor of this journal issue in recognition of his many contributions to the development of the field of impact engineering. Werner trained a generation of students in the experimental and theoretical methodology of impact phenomena, demanding the highest standards of scholarship that not only brought out the best in his students, but pushed the development of the field of impact engineering as well. Congratulations Werner, for your many scientific and engineering contributions over a productive career, and thank you for your continuing counsel and friendship. JACK L. LEWIS Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Mechanical Engineering University of Minnesota
I stayed at Professor Werner Goldsmith's laboratory from 20th December 1983 to 5th April 1984, about 4 months. It's a very short time to stay at Berkeley, but my wife and I had a pleasant time in a foreign country. It's not so cold there in the winter. At first, on my arrival at his laboratory, he introduced me to many research items and gave me a guided tour of his laboratory. I had a good chance to study the high speed impact test for composite materials and the impact of the human body which have been continued in our laboratory to this day. After that I met him twice in Tokyo, Japan. Firstly, I met him and Prof. Kawata (emeritus professor at University of Tokyo) at Narita airport and we had dinner together. He could stay only one night before his visit to Beijing, China. Another time, he accepted an invitation to give a lecture in our institute, so that we could have a good chance to study his work in biomechanics. I'm very glad that Prof. W. Goldsmith's seventieth birthday will be celebrated, and a Commemorative issue of the International Journal of Impact Engineering will be published. I wish him a good long life and further fruitful research. HIROO MIYAIRI
Tokyo Medical and Dental University Japan
It is a great pleasure for me to offer my heartiest congratulations to you on this occasion celebrating your seventieth birthday. The publication of this commemorative issue of the International Journal of Impact Engineering is evidence of the high esteem in which you are held by the members of the research community of which you are a part. It is a way of showing thanks for the many important, fundamental contributions you have made to the field and for years of dedicated, outstanding service to the community. We are thankful also for the pivotal role you have played in the education of the next generation of engineers who have taken, and who will take, up leadership roles in the field of impact engineering.
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Tributes
Indeed, many of the articles contained in this commemorative issue are authored by your former students. For me, it is a particular privilege and pleasure to participate in this celebration, and to have the opportunity to thank you for the many years of your warm and loyal friendship and support. I have learned a great deal from you through our long, fruitful research collaboration, much of which went beyond science and engineering. I am looking forward to our continued collaboration and friendship. Let me close with the wish that you will enjoy many more years of a vital and happy life. All the best to you and your lovely family! JEROME L. SACKMAN Professor Emeritus of Engineering Science Berkeley, CA
It gives me very great pleasure to write a tribute to Prof. W. Goldsmith. I first became aware of W. Goldsmith's research during the period 1963-65 when I read his book Impact, which was published in 1960. I was very interested in Impact. I received much excellent information and learned a lot about the technologies associated with impact mechanics from it. Then, my first encounter with W. Goldsmith occurred in 1977 when we all attended a IUTAM Symposium at Tokyo. I was very keen to meet the already famous professor who had devoted a large fraction of his scientific activity to the field of Impact Engineering. Prof. W. Goldsmith came to Japan again in October 1990 and gave a special lecture which was sponsored by the Committee on Impact in the Society of Materials Science, Japan. Through this lecture, I and many Japanese researchers who were interested in the field of impact, were strongly influenced and impressed by W. Goldsmith's comments. Especially at that time, even if W. Goldsmith had health problems, he was still continuosuly making important research contributions. His enthusiasm for his work was infectious and very deeply impressed us. In wishing him good health and happiness forever, I combine my staff's and my own hearty congratulations and our sincere hope for a long lasting continuation of the fruitful and inspiring relationship with one of the great promoters of Impact Mechanics. SHINJI TANIMURA University of Osaka Prefecture Japan