Strength Of Materials. Strength of Materials, also referred to as Mechanics of Materials, looks at the behavior of materials when forces are applied to them. These forces include different types of stresses upon and within the material in all different directions, and the strain that is experienced in the material due to those forces.
Born in Philidelphia, PA. Moved to Italy when he was a kid.
Having spent the early part of his childhood in Italy, where his father was playing for the Rieti club, in 1996, aged 18 and 158 days, Bryant became the youngest player in history to start a game in the NBA - the US professional basketball league - when he made his debut for the Los Angeles Lakers.