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FREDERICK F. LING
FREDERICK F. LING
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MOW FREDERICK FONGSUN LING, a distinguished professor of mechanical engineering and one of the most influential t ribologists of the twentieth century, died on November 8, 2014, in New York City at the age of 87. He dedicated his professional life to the study of friction, lubrication, and wear of materials, bringing an interdisciplinary approach to improving manufacturing productivity.
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In the preface to Springer's Mechanical Engineering Series, he stated, "Mechanical engineering, an engineering discipline borne of the needs of the industrial revolution, is once again asked to do its substantial share in the call for industrial renewal. The general call is urgent as we face profound issues of productivity and competitiveness that require engineering solutions, among others…." In his life's work, Dr.
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Ling more than helping his students and colleagues advance their careers. He instilled a strong tradition of leader ship in ribology and mechanical engineering communities; t that tradition is being carried on by a large number of former students and colleagues whose careers were influenced greatly by Professor Frederick F
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Dad's only surviving brother, Wilfred C Ling, tells a story about Dad at the end of World War II, when he and a friend dismantled a US Army jeep, rebuilt the engine and body, and resold it to the associate headmaster of St.
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Arthur remembers fondly the times Dad and he talked about famous historical figures and events and spent many a night watching old World War II movies together. Yet of even more interest to Dad was our family history, which Arthur recalls Dad telling, for example, at the kitchen table while drawing pictures of the old family home in Qingdao.
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He made the most of those opportunities during a long and rewarding life, far from his beginnings in Qingdao but ever true to the principles by which his parents lived. Elizabeth Doocey, Dad's longtime executive assistant at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, described Fred Ling well: he was a gentle man and a gentleman.
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