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Warren Kendall Lewis (21 August 1882 – 9 March 1975) was an MIT professor who has been called the father of modern chemical engineering. He co-authored an early major textbook on the subject which essentially introduced the concept of unit operations.
Warren Kendall Lewis August 21, 1882 March 9, 1975 By Hoyt C. Hottel. WARREN KENDALL LEWIS, through his coordination of chemistry, physics, and engineering into an independent discipline to serve the chemical industry, has been called the father of modern chemical engineering.
- Introduction
- The Early Years
- The Mit Years
- Engineering, Consulting and Petroleum Processing
- World War II, Fluid Cracking, and The Later Years
- Bibliography
As a central figure in twentieth century petrochemical technology, Warren K. Lewis is widely viewed as the father of American chemical engineering. His work opened up an entirely new and powerful engineering discipline applicable across a broad range of manufacturing industries, including chemical synthesis, steel production, and power generation. ...
Warren K. Lewis was born in 1882 on a small farm in southern Delaware. Farm life exerted a strong early influence on the future engineer. Believing that after college he would return to manage the family farm, his academic goal was to learn the fundamentals of agricultural science in order to apply them in a rational manner to improve the farm's pr...
Soon after entering MIT, Lewis came under the influence of Professor William H. Walker, who was instituting a new and innovative program in chemical engineering. In his sophomore year, Lewis transferred to the chemical engineering program, which at that time was part of the chemistry department. After graduation, and at the urging of Walker, Lewis ...
Lewis' influence on the U.S. energy sector evolved from his career as a consultant to the petroleumrefining industry, and in particular Standard Oil of New Jersey(currently Exxon). Lewis' success as a consultant rested in large part on his ability to apply to practical problems his knowledge of and experience in industrial chemical engineering. Bet...
Fluid cracking, which began operations in 1942 and was responsible for providing the Allies with sufficient supplies of aviation fuel and synthetic rubber, was Lewis' last and greatest engineering achievement. Its successful development depended on Lewis' engineering genius, on the close relationship established between Jersey Standard and MIT by L...
Enos, J. (1962). Petroleum, Progress and Profits: A History of Process Innovation. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. Frankenburg, W. G., et al., eds. (1954). Advances in Catalysis and Related Subjects, Vol. 6. New York: Academic Press. Grace, J. R., and Matsen, J. M., eds. (1980). Fluidization. New York: Plenum Publishing. Landau, R., and Rosenberg, N. (19...
William Walker (1869–1934), Warren Lewis (1882–1975), and Little were among the leaders who defined chemical engineering as a separate profession with a distinct approach and training method. Arthur D. Little, Inc., and the American Chemical Industry
The Catalyst. MIT professor Warren “Doc” Lewis helped shape modern chemical engineering. By. Fred Hapgood. May 10, 2006. What strikes you first in the many surviving pictures of Warren K ...
11 de jul. de 2020 · Warren K. Lewis, 1882-1975, SB, 1905, MIT; PhD in chemistry, 1908, University of Breslau, Germany, became assistant professor of chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1910 and professor of chemical engineering in 1914. From 1920 to1929 he served as the first head of the newly established Department of ...
6 de may. de 2021 · The Warren K. Lewis Lectureship was established in 1978 to recognize Professor Lewis' revolutionary impact on chemical engineering education. By developing the concept of unit operations, first proposed by A. D. Little and William Walker, he revolutionized the design of chemical engineering processes and equipment.
