George J. Fix (1939 - 2002) was an American mathematician who published (with Gilbert Strang) An Analysis of The Finite Element Method in 1973.

In addition to his work in mathematics, George was a beer and homebrewing enthusiast and the author of Principles of Brewing Science, among other works.

[edit] Education

Fix earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Texas A&M University and a Master of Science degree from Rice University. In 1968, he earned his Ph.D from Harvard.

[edit] Personal

George Fix was born and raised in Texas.

He died from cancer in 2002.

[edit] References

• "Obituaries: George Fix". SIAM News. Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. http://www.siam.org/news/news.php?id=421. 

• Bonham, Louis (May 2002). "In Memoriam: Dr. George J. Fix III". BYO magazine. http://byo.com/component/resource/article/916-in-memoriam-dr-george-j-fix-iii. Retrieved 2007-10-21.