Biography:Jim Papadopoulos
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Jim Papadopoulos | |
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| Born | 1954 (age 70–71) |
| Occupation | engineer, inventor |
Notable work | Study of bicycle dynamics |
Jim Papadopoulos is an English born American engineer, specializing in bicycle science.[1] He has contributed work in the field of bicycle stability to bicycle producers and research foundations alike.[2]
He's first opportunity to exclusively study bicycles came after 1975, he was hired by friend and professional acquaintance Andy Ruina as a post-doc at Cornell University. There he was able to study bicycle stability primarily from funding from Dahon and Moulton.[3]
Papadopoulos formerly held a teaching position at Northeastern University Boston.[3]
References
- ↑ "Bicycle Science E-mail List". https://sheldonbrown.com/bisci.html.
- ↑ Sorrel, Charlie (2016-08-01). "The Bicycle Is Still A Scientific Mystery: Here's Why" (in en-US). https://www.fastcompany.com/3062239/the-bicycle-is-still-a-scientific-mystery-heres-why.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Borrell, Berenden (2016-06-16). "The Bicycle Problem That Nearly Broke Mathematics" (in en-US). https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-bicycle-problem-that-nearly-broke-mathematics.
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