Dexter S. Kimball

Dexter Simpson Kimball (October 21, 1865 – November 1, 1952) was an American engineer, professor of industrial engineering at Cornell University, early management author and president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 1922–23.

Biography Born in New River, New Brunswick, Kimball grew up in California, and obtained his AB in mechanical engineering from Stanford University in 1896.

Selected publications

Kimball, Dexter S. Elements of machine design. New York, J. Wiley & sons, 1909. Kimball, Dexter S. Principles of industrial organization. New York : McGraw-Hill, 1913; 1919. Kimball, Dexter S. Auditing and cost-finding. Part I: Auditing, Part II: Cost-finding. New York, Alexander Hamilton institute, 1914. Kimball, Dexter S. Cost finding. New York : Alexander Hamilton Institute, 1919, 1921. Kimball, Dexter S. Plant management. New York : Alexander Hamilton Institute, 1919; 1922. Kimball, Dexter S. ‘Has Taylorism Survived?’ Mechanical Engineering, 48: 593-594 (June, 1927) Kimball, Dexter S. I remember. New York, McGraw-Hill, 1953.