Addams Stratton McAllister
American electrical engineer and editor
About Addams Stratton McAllister
Lived 1875 – 1946 (aged 71). Addams Stratton McAllister was an American engineer, electrical engineer and editor.
Addams Stratton McAllister (February 24, 1875 – November 26, 1946) was an American electrical engineer and editor.
Career He was educated at Pennsylvania State College (B.S. 1898; E.E., 1900) and at Cornell University (M.M.E., 1901; Ph.D., 1905).
He was employed by the Berwind-White Coal Mining Company in 1898 and by the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company in 1899.
In 1921 he joined the Bureau of Standards as a liaison officer, progressing in 1926 to head the Division of Specifications and to Assistant Director in 1929. The bureau's Standards Yearbooks from 1927 to 1933 were published under his direction. He retired in February 1945.
He was inducted as a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 1929.
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Who was Addams Stratton McAllister?
American electrical engineer and editor (1875–1946)
When was Addams Stratton McAllister born?
Addams Stratton McAllister was born on 24 February 1875 in Covington.
When did Addams Stratton McAllister die?
Addams Stratton McAllister died on 26 November 1946 in Clifton Forge.
What was Addams Stratton McAllister's occupation?
Addams Stratton McAllister was an engineer, electrical engineer and editor.
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Addams Stratton McAllister was American.
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