| Abstract: | The Freudenstein equation, appearing for the first time in the doctoral dissertation of Ferdinand Freudenstein in 1954, is
widely acknowledged to be a turning point in modern analytical kinematics. Professor Freudenstein (1926–2006) during his long
career at Columbia University, together with his students, made outstanding research contributions in almost all areas of
kinematics and mechanisms, and his direct and indirect influence can be readily seen in teaching, research and industrial
practice in the area of mechanisms and machines. In this article the life and work of Ferdinand Freudenstein is revisited. |
