Invented by Edward E. Simmons and Arthur C. Ruge in 1938, the most common type of strain gauge consists of an insulating flexible backing which supports a metallic foil pattern.
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He also designed strain-gauge testing devices for the USS Albacore, the prototype hull design for nuclear submarines.