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Stephen Moore Jenks
Pages 139-142

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From page 139...
... Although he had been widely recognized within the company I'or his engineering skill, he first came into national prominence as General Superintendent of' the great Gary Steel Works, at Gary, Indiana, during the years 1940 to 1949, when the production of' that plant was critical For the war el'f'ort. In later years, as head of' research, he exerted a prime influence on the development of' the First large-scale continuous slab-casting Facility at Gary, and he made significant contributions to the development and installation of' automatic controls on rolling mills.
From page 140...
... Fairless Award with the citation: "For distinguished achievements in iron and steel production and ferrous metallurgy." When the United States inaugurated a series of technical exchanges with the Soviet Union in 1958, the first delegation to visit Russia was a group representing the American steel industry. Stephen funks was a prominent and valuable member of this team.
From page 141...
... One of Stephen finks' most notable engineering efforts, however, was the building of a defense armor plant within six months during World War II. Under a contract placed by the Defense Plant Corporation with U.S.


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