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Francis Louis VerSnyder
Pages 323-328

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... Due to the circumstances of his early life, the principal influence in his youth was the parish priest of the local Roman Catholic church. During his high school years and after graduation he worked for the Watertown Highway Department until he was drafted into the United States Army at age eighteen in 1943.
From page 324...
... ``r, ~ . -- -Of rat ''O -''at ' During the 1970s every new Pratt & Whitney engine model entering production contained directionally solidified airfoils, including engines that powered the Boeing 747 and Douglas DC-10-40, and the F-IOO engine that powered tile Air Force F-15 and F-1A6 fighters.
From page 325...
... CIamer Medal and Life Fellowship of the Franklin Institute in 1973; and the College of Engineering Honor Award of the University of Notre Dame and the Engineering Materials Achievement Award of the American Society for Metals in 1975. In 1986 Frank received the National Medal of Technology of the U.S.
From page 326...
... He had the skill and good fortune to change completely the technology of high-temperature metallurgy for gas turbines, thus opening a whole new area of research and development for others who today pursue the professional ramifications of his developments. He is survived by three daughters, Connie Welling of Mt.


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