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Warren Kendall Lewis
Pages 204-219

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... Although his contributions to basic chemical engineering principles en c! to chemical processing cluring a life of ninety-two years were many en c!
From page 206...
... in 1920, when the Chemistry Department's engineering option of thirty-two years' stancling was split off, Lewis was macle heat! of the new Department of Chemical Engineering at MIT.
From page 207...
... the creation of new chemical engineering departments worIc~wicle. Parallel to that effort was the publication by Lewis of many papers on unit operations.
From page 208...
... to expert a lawsuit involving fire in piping carrying oxygen, and had got Lewis to agree to be an expert witness. Studying the problem, he fount!
From page 209...
... War II Lewis servec! as executive officer of the Chemical Engineering Department's many military research activities.
From page 210...
... HIS AGGRESSIVE TEACHING Lewis's contributions to the chemical industry loom large but they pale in comparison with his Herculean capacity to teach, whether students, faculty, or industrial associates. His teaching methods were phenomenal, varying greatly but always stimulating en c!
From page 211...
... Lewis as chemical engineering department heat! at MIT: "There was nothing more important (to Dr.
From page 212...
... it in his wallet throughout his life. CONSULTING Lewis's teaching ability was a main factor in his consulting contacts with industrial researchers or planners.
From page 213...
... The whole conference went that way, with Doc occasionally supplying inputs but always supplying stimuli. With the fairly prevalent youngster's misconception of how big corporations become big I hac!
From page 214...
... In the nearly fifty years since the committee's formation two similar ones have written reports which refer to the principles enunciated by the Lewis committee. Warren K
From page 215...
... Lewis Professorship in Chemical Engineering at MIT, 1969 Honorary Sc.D. degree, University of Delaware, 1937 Honorary D.Eng.
From page 216...
... about 125 papers between 1909 and 1959. This bibliography omits many papers which guided chemical engineering teaching worIdwicle.
From page 217...
... 25~7~:725-7. Physical laws of perfect solutions applied to properties of mixed petroleum hydrocarbons.
From page 218...
... Gasification of carbon: metal oxides in a fluidized powder bed.


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