Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Mechanics: An Engineering Science -- Brief History Of Mechanics -- The Giants Of Mechanics -- Ancient Greece (Bc) -- The Renaissance -- Industrial Revolution -- Paris And École Polytechnique -- Technological Revolution -- Major Developments In Mechanics -- Mechanics At Göttingen -- International Research Council -- The Innsbruck Conference -- International Applied Mechanics Congresses -- Mechanics In The United States -- Land Grant Colleges -- National Academy Of Sciences (Nas) -- First Flight -- National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics (Naca) -- National Research Council (Nrc) -- Immigrants To United States -- Other Immigrants To The United States -- Asme Applied Mechanics Division -- International Congresses – American Involvement -- International Union Of Theoretical And Applied Mechanics -- IUTAM General Assembly -- IUTAM Bureau -- USNC/TAM -- USNC/TAM Time Line -- The Independent Years -- A Committee Of The National Academy Of Sciences -- USNCTAM Constitution And Bylaws -- USNCTAM Member Societies -- USNC/TAM Members -- USNC/TAM Officers -- USNC/TAM Chairs -- Secretaries Of The USNC/TAM -- USNC/TAM In IUTAM Leadership Positions -- USNC/TAM Diversity -- Academic Genealogy -- Gender Diversity -- Ethnic And Racial Diversity -- Age Diversity -- Mechanics Specialty -- USNC/TAM Activities -- Meetings With Governmental Agency Representatives -- Scordim Reports -- U. S. Congress Of Applied Mechanics -- IUTAM Symposia And Summer Schools -- International Congresses Of Applied Mechanics -- Travel Grants To International Congresses -- International Prizes -- USNC/TAM Operations Manual -- Finances -- NSF Funding -- USNC/TAM Private Funds -- Relations With The National Academy Of Sciences -- Strategic Planning -- Epilogue -- Appendices -- Appendix A – IUTAM Bureau Members -- IUTAM Bureau – – (Color Coded For Some Countries) -- Appendix B – USNC/TAM Constitution -- Appendix C USNC/TAM By-Laws -- I.Participating Societies -- Ii.Members -- Iii.Executive Committee -- Iv.Operations -- V.Voting -- Vi. Amendments Of The By-Laws -- Appendix D –Societies Represented In USNC/TAM -- Appendix E – USNC/TAM Membership -- Appendix E. USNC/TAM Membership By Year -- Appendix E. – USNC/TAM Officers -- Appendix E. – USNC/TAM Society Representatives -- Appendix E. – USNC/TAM Members-At-Large -- Appendix E. – U. S. Congress Chairs -- Appendix F – USNC/TAM Members In IUTAM Positions -- U. S. IUTAM Members-At-Large (Personal Members) -- U. S. Members Of The IUTAM Bureau -- U.S. Members Of The IUTAM Congress Committee -- U. S. Members Of The IUTAM Congress Executive Committee -- U. S. Members Of The IUTAM Fluids Symposium Panel -- U. S. Members Of The IUTAM Solids Symposium Panel -- Appendix G U.S. Members Of The IUTAM General Assembly -- Appendix H – Academic Genealogy -- Appendix H USNC/TAM Member Academic Genealogy -- Appendix I – U.S. National Congress Proceedings -- Appendix J U. S. Chaired IUTAM Symposia & Summer Schools -- Appendix K – Ictam Congresses -- Appendix L – USNC/TAM Resolutions -- Frenkiel Resolution -- Hodge Resolution -- Herakovich Plaque -- Appendix N – Abbreviations -- USNC/TAM Societies -- Academies, Committees And Government Organizations -- People Index.