Ferdinand Freudenstein Scientist

Ferdinand Freudenstein is an American physicist and engineer who is considered to be the "Father of Modern Kinematics." Freudenstein made revolutionary contribution applying digital computation to the kinematic synthesis of mechanisms. In his Ph.D dissertation, Freudenstein developed what is to become the Freudenstein Equation, which uses a simple algebraic method to determine the position of an output lever in a linkage mechanism.Freudenstein spent his entire career working and teaching in Columbia University as the Higgins Professor of Mechanical Engineering. Over his life-time, Freudenstein mentored over 500 Ph.D. students in hundreds of universities across the world.

Personal facts

Birth date	December 05, 1926
Birth place	Frankfurt , Germany
Nationality	Germany
Date of death	March 30, 2006
Education	Columbia University Harvard University New York University