Melvin Mooney 4428696 220992230 2008-06-22T15:35:06Z Chemical Engineer 2015158 added Bingham Medal '''Melvin Mooney''' ([[1893]]-[[1968]]) was an American [[physicist]] and [[rheology|rheologist]]. He developed the Mooney [[Viscometer]] and other testing equipment used in the [[rubber]] industry. He also proposed the [[Mooney-Rivlin solid]] constitutive law describing the [[hyperelastic material|hyperelastic]] stress-strain behavior of [[rubber]]. He was the first recipient of the [[Bingham Medal]] from the Society of Rheology in 1948. == External links == * [http://www.rubberdivision.org/awards/images/Melvin_Mooney.jpg A photograph of Melvin Mooney] from [http://www.rubberdivision.org/] {{DEFAULTSORT:Mooney, Melvin}} {{physicist-stub}} [[Category:Polymer scientists and engineers]] [[Category:1893 births]] [[Category:1968 deaths]] [[Category:Solid mechanics]] [[Category:American physicists]]