John A. Blume Explained

John A. Blume
Birth Date:	8 April 1909
Birth Place:	Gonzales, California
Death Place:	Hillsborough, California
Education:	Stanford University, B.A. Engineering 1933, Engineers Degree 1935, PhD 1967
Spouse:	Jene Blume
Discipline:	structural engineering, earthquake engineering
Practice Name:	John A. Blume Associates
Significant Awards:	Moisseiff Award, National Academy of Engineering

John Augustus Blume (April 8, 1909 – March 1, 2002) was an American structural engineer born in Gonzales, California. He first decided he wanted to study earthquake engineering when he witnessed the Santa Barbara earthquake of 1925. In 1929, he went to Stanford University, where he later received his A.B.degree, his graduate degree of engineer and his doctorate.

Blume's career included major contributions to dynamic theory, soil structure interactions, and the inelastic behavior of structures, earning him the title of the “Father of Earthquake Engineering.” ^[1] Blume died at the age of 92 at his Hillsborough, California home on March 1, 2002.^[2]

See also

• George W Housner
• Maurice Anthony Biot

Notes

1. Web site: Academic Contributions: John A. Blume Earthquake Engineering Center .
2. Web site: John Blume, 'father of earthquake engineering,' dies .

Further reading

• Blume, John A. Interview with Stanley Scott. Connections: The EERI Oral History Series. Oakland, CA: Earthquake Engineering Research Institute. 1994. ISBN 0-943198-44-5.
• Web site: John Augustus Blume: "The Father of Earthquake Engineering" . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081028052033/http://blume.stanford.edu/Blume/John_Blume.htm . 2008-10-28 .
• Web site: Engineering: Past, Present & Future 1976 SEAOC Convention Proceedings On Forces That Influence Structural Engineering Practice . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081017104554/http://www.seaint.org/seaosc/Newsletter/0017_Scnl%20599.html . 2008-10-17 .
• John A. Blume 1909-2002, National Academy of Engineering Memorial Tribute.