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HAROLD W. PAXTON
HAROLD W. PAXTON
Pages 360-363
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CRAMB HAROLD WILLIAM PAXTON, US Steel Professor Emeritus in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, was a noted physical metallurgist who shaped the future of metal science, steel production and its application, and engineering education. He died March 8, 2021, at the age of 94.
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After retiring from US Steel as vice president of corporate research and technology assessment in 1986, he returned to CMU as the US Steel Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering until his retirement in 1996. In addition to his work in the development of alloy steels -- his most significant contribution to metals science -- he c oauthored the book Alloying Elements in Steel (American Society for Metals, 1966)
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However, on serious topics it became clear that Harry thought deeply about the future for materials, for education, and, in particular, for Carnegie Mellon University, which was his professional passion. His personal passion was, of course, his family, of whom he was very proud.
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