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Tung-Yen Lin

Chinese-American structural engineer

Tung-Yen Lin (Chinese: 林同棪; pinyin: Lín Tóngyán; November 14, 1912 – November 15, 2003) was a Chinese-American structural engineer who was the pioneer of standardizing the use of prestressed concrete.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Tung-Yen Lin (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Nov 14, 1912, died Nov 15, 2003.¹

Early life and education

Date not recordedBeijing Huiwen Middle School³
Date not recordedSouthwest Jiaotong University³
Date not recordedUniversity of California, Berkeley³

Career

Occupation: university teacher, structural engineer, engineer, civil engineer.⁶

Date not recordedWorked at University of California, Berkeley⁴
Date not recordedWorked at T. Y. Lin International⁴
Date not recordedFounded Lin Tung-Yen China⁵

Personal life

BornNov 14, 1912, Fuzhou⁷
DiedNov 15, 2003, El Cerrito⁸
CitizenshipUnited States⁹

Awards

1995Prix Albert Caquot¹⁰
1987honorary doctor of the Tongji University^{10 11}
1986National Medal of Science¹⁰
Date not recordedhonorary doctor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong¹⁰

Sources

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WikidataTung-Yen Lin: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataTung-Yen Lin: Worked at University of California, Berkeley, on Wikidata
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WikidataTung-Yen Lin: Founded Lin Tung-Yen China, on Wikidata
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WikidataTung-Yen Lin: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataTung-Yen Lin: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataTung-Yen Lin: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataTung-Yen Lin: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataTung-Yen Lin: award, on Wikidata
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Wikimedia CommonsTung-Yen Lin photo by Kcx36, CC BY-SA 4.0

Early life and education

Career

Personal life

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