| 词条 | James Wentworth Parker |
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Parker was born in Auburn, New York, to Charles A. Parker and Sara (Cole) Parker.[3] He graduated from Cornell University in 1908, and started his lifelong career at Detroit Edison as apprentice in the boiler design group.[4] He became Chief Assistant of Engineer at the Power Plants in 1915, Vice President in 1917, and Chief Engineer in 1924, and president and general manager from 1943 until his retirement in 1951.[4] From 1947 to 1951 he chaired the Industrial Advisory Group of the United States Atomic Energy Commission, and assisted in 1949 in Germany to reorganize the German utiliy{{Clarify|date=December 2017}} system.[5] Parker was awarded honorary degrees from the New York University Polytechnic School of Engineering, the Rensselaer Polytechnic, the Stevens Institute of Technology, and the Wayne State University.[3] References1. ^University of Michigan. Board of Regents. Proceedings of the Board of Regents, 1951. p. 1349 {{Presidents of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers|state=collapsed}}{{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Parker, James Wentworth}}{{US-engineer-stub}}2. ^American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Mechanical Engineering, Volume 80, 1958. p. 55 3. ^1 Philip Parker Mason, Prismatic of Detroit: Prismatic Club, 1866-1966. 1970. p. 124 4. ^1 Carl W. Hall. A Biographical Dictionary of People in Engineering: From the Earliest Records Until 2000. 2008. p. 168. 5. ^[https://books.google.nl/books?id=thckAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA283 The Michigan Technic], Volumes 71-72. UM Libraries, 1952. p. 283 7 : 1886 births|1957 deaths|American mechanical engineers|Cornell University alumni|People from Auburn, New York|Presidents of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers|Engineers from New York (state) |
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