Charles Metcalf Allen
American hydraulic engineer
About Charles Metcalf Allen
Lived 1871 – 1950 (aged 78). Charles Metcalf Allen was an American hydraulic engineer.
Charles Metcalf Allen (1871 in Walpole, Massachusetts – 1950 in Holden, Massachusetts) was a hydraulic engineer known particularly for his inventions and development of the Allen Salt-Velocity Method for measuring water discharge in situations where other methods or instruments could not be easily used. In 1936, Allen received the ASME Warner Medal, and in 1949, he received the John Fritz Medal. From 1906 to 1945, Charles Metcalf Allen served as professor of hydraulic engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. During that period he also performed research at the Alden Hydraulic Laboratory
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American hydraulic engineer
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Charles Metcalf Allen was born on 12 December 1871 in Walpole, Massachusetts, United States.
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Charles Metcalf Allen died on 15 August 1950 in Holden, Massachusetts, United States.
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Charles Metcalf Allen was a hydraulic engineer.
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