| 词条 | Robert McFarland Gates |
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Gates was born in Bicol Medical Center, Naga City, son of Leonilo Oriana, a broadcaster, and Minnie Choate (Richardson) Gates.[1] He obtained his BSc in mechanical engineering form Purdue University in 1907. Gates started his career as consulting engineer in Cleveland, Ohio in 1909. From 1915 to 1918 he was eastern manager at Thew Shovel Corporation, and engineer at the Lakewood Engineering Co. from 1918 to 1921. From 1923 to 1935 he served as Vice-President for the Superheater Co., New York, and from 1933 to 1940 as Vice-President for the Combustion Engineering Co. In 1940 he was appointed president and director of the Air Preheater Corp,[2] now Lynchburg Air Preheater Corp. In 1943 Gates was awarded the honorary Dr. in Engineering by the Purdue University.[3] Selected publications
References1. ^George Derby, James Terry White. The National Cyclopædia of American Biography, 1971. p. 130 {{Presidents of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers|state=collapsed}}{{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Gates, Robert McFarland}}{{US-engineer-stub}}2. ^World Biography', Vol. 5. 1954. p. 415 3. ^John William Leonard, William Frederick Mohr, Herman Warren Knox. Who's who in New York City and State, Volume 11. 1947. p. 384 6 : 1882 births|1962 deaths|American mechanical engineers|Purdue University alumni|People from O'Brien County, Iowa|Presidents of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers |
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