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Dr. Richard C. Nelson: The Penn State Biomechanics Laboratory and Its Impact on My Career
2021
Journal of Applied Biomechanics
In 1967, as an undergraduate gymnast, I developed an interest in the mechanics of twisting somersaults. In 1969, after expressing a desire to measure and model human motion in a doctoral program, I was advised that Dr Richard "Dick" Nelson was starting a unique program in biomechanics of sport at Penn State University. In September 1970, I was the fourth or fifth doctoral student to join the new program. In 1972, I photographed a cluster of 18 golf balls hung from a 4′ × 8′ sheet of plywood in
doi:10.1123/jab.2021-0300
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