About Robert Charles McMaster
Lived 1913 – 1986 (aged 72–73). Robert Charles McMaster was an engineer.
Robert Charles McMaster (1913 – July 6, 1986 Delaware, Ohio), a pioneer in nondestructive testing, was Regents Professor Emeritus of Welding Engineering and Electrical Engineering at Ohio State University (OSU). He has more than 300 publications and 19 patents. He was awarded with the ASNT Gold Medal in 1977.
Education Born in Delaware, Ohio, McMaster earned a B.S. in 1936 in electrical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University; and an M.S. in 1938 in electrical engineering and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering and physics in 1944 from California Institute of Technology. His Ph.D. research focused on the effects of light on power transmission lines.
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American electrical engineer and academic (1913–1986)
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