William P RoddenWILLIAM P. RODDEN is a consulting aeronautical engineer widely known for his archive and industrial publications and teaching of all aspects of aeroelasticity. The contents of this book reflect a lifetime of experience in all theoretical and computatonal aspects of aeroelasticity. After graduation from the University of California, Berkeley, with a Master's Degree, Rodden began his career as a stress analyst and an aerodynamic stability and control analyst in the Southern California aerospace industry. He worked at Northrop and Douglas Aircraft companies on military aircraft and eventually received his Ph.D. on a Douglas scholarship from UCLA, specializing in matters of flutter. Subsequently, he taught at UCLA and the University of Southern California. In 1965, Dr. Rodden opened his consulting practice. He notes that his purpose was to be independent, not to become richand we succeeded on both counts. As a consultant, he worked on such projects as the DC-10, F-20, F-23, and the B-2 stealth bomber. In addition, he earned his private pilot's license, testified as an expert witness in several trials on airframe in-flight problems, and continued his lifelong interests in sports. Dr. Rodden formally retired in 1999 to begin work on this book. He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronuatics. Read More Read Less