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MARIO G. SALVADORI
Pages 232-237

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... I offered to fly to Connecticut myself and meet Mario, then fly him home to an airport close to his weekend house. It was a warm day, and the air was not 233 Final Tribute Vol 13.indd 233 3/23/10 3:42:32 PM
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... Thanks to the intervention of Enrico Fermi, the Salvadori family -- Mario and his first wife Giuseppina -- was able to immigrate to the United States. After working in a number of temporary jobs, including production-efficiency engineer for the Lionel Train Company, Mario was offered a substitute position at Columbia University in mechanical engineering.
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... At first, Mario specialized in the design of concrete thin-shell structures and structures that could survive a nuclear attack. The scope of the consulting work soon included forensic engineering and the design of major structures.
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... Of his many honors, Mario often said, if you live long enough, you will be rewarded, because they, that is various institutions, will run out of other people to honor. He received, of course, many honors from many institutions, including the Pupin Medal for outstanding service to the nation from the Columbia Engineering School Alumni Association in 1991, the Topaz Medallion from the American Institute of Architects in 1993, and the Founders Award from NAE in 1997 "for accomplishments that benefited the people of the United States." In 1976, Mario began teaching a course on "Why Buildings Stand Up" to junior high school children in East Harlem.
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... Eventually, his methodology was formalized into a curriculum, and Mario taught teachers and developed a manual outlining his approach. Today, the Salvadori Center, a non-profit organization, continues to promote and expand the methodology Mario pioneered.
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