David William Rowsen (D. W. R. or David W. R.) Morgan (September 16, 1892 – April 30, 1973[1][2][3]) was an American mechanical engineer and business executive at the Westinghouse Electric Corporation, known as 74th president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in the year 1955-56.[4][5]

Biography

Youth, education and early career

Morgan was born in 1892 in Martins Ferry, Ohio, son of William E. Morgan and Sarah (Thomas) Morgan. In 1913, at the age of 21, he obtained his MSc in mechanical engineering from Ohio Northern University.[6]

After his graduation in 1913[7] Morgan started his lifelong career at the Westinghouse Electrical Corporation in Philadelphia. By 1917 he was engineer at the condenser department,[8][9] where he was later promoted to Engineer in Charge of the Condenser Department. In 1926 he got appointed manager condenser and internal combustion engineering[10] in the internal combustion engine department of the Westinghouse Electric.[11]

Further career and acknowledgement

In the 1930s Morgan had become assistant manager of engineering of the South Philadelphia plant of Westinghouse Electric.[12] In 1941 he got appointed vice president of the South Philadelphia plant.[13]

From 1948 to 1953 Morgan was general manager of Westinghouse Steam Division,[14] and from 1953 until his retirement late 1955 he was vice president of Westinghouse Electric Co.[15] After his retirement he was Professorship of Engineering at the Drexel Institute of Technology, now the Drexel University.[16]

Morgan was awarded the Westinghouse Order of Merit in 1942.[17][6] In 1950 he was awarded the honorary doctorate in engineering from Drexel Institute of Technology.[18][6] Morgan was elected president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers for the year 1955-56.[19] He had been elected Fellow of the ASME,[20] and was member of the Hoover Medal Board of Award.[3]

Selected publications

Articles, a selection
Patents, a selection

References

  1. ^ The Naples Daily News, Wednesday, May 2, 1973. p. 12
  2. ^ The Philadelphia Inquirer, Thursday, May 3, 1973. p. 18.
  3. ^ a b Mechanical Engineering, Volume 95. 1973. p. 93
  4. ^ Power Plant Engineering. Volume 59, Nr 1-6, 1955, p. 92
  5. ^ Plant Management and Engineering, Volumes 13-14. 1956. p. 92
  6. ^ a b c John William Leonard, Winfield Scott Downs, M. M. Lewis. Who's who in Engineering, Volume 9. 1964. p. 1321
  7. ^ Engineering Journal: Revue de L'ingénierie, Volume 38. 1955. p. 133
  8. ^ Electrical World, Volume 71. 1918. p. 1335
  9. ^ Iron Age, Volume 105. 1920. p. 872
  10. ^ Iron Age, Volume 118. 1926. p. 1111
  11. ^ Automotive Industries, Volume 60. 1929. p. 484
  12. ^ Iron Age, Volume 148, 1941. p. 24
  13. ^ Harold Gardiner Bowen. Ships, Machinery and Mossback. 1954; 2015. p. 246
  14. ^ Richard F. Hirsh. Technology and Transformation in the American Electric Utility Industry. 2003 p. 222
  15. ^ Electrical World, Volume 141. 1954. p. 47
  16. ^ Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Corporate Financial Reports, 1951-55. p. lii
  17. ^ Mansfield, Ohio, News-Journal, Saturday, November 21, 1942, Page 10.
  18. ^ Miriam N. Kotzin. A History of Drexel University, 1941-1963. 1983. p. 201
  19. ^ Carl Stripe. Combustion, Volumes 26-27. p. 54
  20. ^ Stevens Indicator, Volumes 72-73. 1955. p. 5

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