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JOHN A. HRONES
Pages 146-151

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... He received his primary and secondary education at the Longfellow School, Washington Irving Junior High School, and Mechanics Arts High School, and attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) , where he received three degrees in mechanical engineering: BS (1934)
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... The work is still cited as the definitive authority in mechanism design synthesis and is used as a benchmark to test modern computer method results. John also made major contributions to machine control theory, which was a popular topic of the day.
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... In addition, proposals were prepared and funds secured from the Ford Foundation for the establishment of two unique graduate research centers, the Engineering Design Center and the Systems Research Center. In parallel with the remaking of the engineering program, the humanities and social science courses were expanded and strengthened and new faculty hired.
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... During his busy life as a professor at MIT, he found time to be president of the School Board in Wellesley, Massachusetts, for many years. She added that he loved MIT and that, in his retirement years, he was president of the MIT Club in southwest Florida.
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... Personal papers and university documents provided by CWRU Archives.
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