Early pioneer in impact biomechanics, Automotive safety design improvements, Invention of the air bag
Spouse
Bess Patrick
Lawrence Patrick (1920 – April 30, 2006[1]) may well be considered one of the fathers of the crash test dummy. Between 1960 and 1975, while a biomechanics professor at Detroit's Wayne State University, Patrick described his work by saying "I was a human crash-test dummy".[2] Patrick allowed himself to be subject to over 400 rocket sled rides,[3] crushing blows to the head and body, and other forms of physical abuse in an effort to develop a body of data on how the human body responded in a vehicle accident. One of his students, Harold Mertz, went on to develop Hybrid III, the current worldwide standard crash test dummy. Lawrence also subjected himself to a 50 pound pendulum to the breast plate to test the effects of a steering column on a human. Lawrence died of Parkinson's disease on April 30, 2006, at the age of 85.[4]
^"Larry Patrick, pioneer auto safety researcher: 1920 - 2006". Archived from the original on 2017-12-15. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
^Mary Roach (November 19, 1999), I was a human crash-test dummy Archived 2006-03-11 at the Wayback Machine. Salon.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-29.
^"The world's hardest scientists". The Guardian. 12 November 2010. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
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