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Joseph Henry Keenan
Pages 149-154

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From page 149...
... , former Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, and Member of the National Academy of Engineering, died on July 17, 1977, after a three-year illness, during which time he had steadfastly maintained an active personal and professional life. Professor Keenan was born August 24, 1900, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
From page 150...
... His concern for students was deep and genuine, not only for their professional development, but for their growth as educated persons in the broadest sense. Truly a master teacher with a highly individual style, he patiently led students, by means of leading questions, to individual discovery and insight.
From page 151...
... The Air Tables, and then the Gas Tables, which he also coauthored, provided for the emerging gas-turbine industry what the Steam Tables had done for the steam-power industry. During his professional career, Professor Keenan conducted significant experimental research, most of which represented 151
From page 152...
... An avid sailor and tennis player, Joseph Henry Keenan was a Member of the Siasconset Casino, the Belmont Hill Club, the Harvard Musical Association, and the Nantucket Yacht Club.
From page 154...
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