Mann, Robert Wellesley

Person summary

Name: Mann, Robert Wellesley
Date of birth: 1924
Date of death: 2006-06-16
Place of birth: United States, New York, Brooklyn
Occupation: Senior Lecturer and Whitaker Professor Emeritus of Biomedical Engineering; Dynamic Analysis and Control Laboratory: Research Engineer 1951-1953 Department of Mechanical Engineering: Faculty 1953-1990; Emeritus 1991- Head of Biomechanics Laboratory 1972- .

Description

Pioneer in the development of biomedical devices to aid persons with disabilities including the Boston Elbow ("Arm"); advocate for engineering design education (instigator of MIT's famous 2.007 course); elected to the National Academies of Engineering and Science and the Institute of Medicine; president of MIT Alumni Association; president of the Class of 1950 for 50 years.