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Robert Reid (chemical engineer)

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for certain lectures. He pushed to change the MIT chemical engineering department's unofficial policy of hiring only its own graduates.
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He was the editor of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers Journal, AIchE Journal, from 1972 to 1976, and directed the
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from 1969 to 1971. He taught at MIT for 34 years, from 1951 to 1985, and was famous for dressing up as
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In addition to his work in the field of chemical engineering, Robert Reid served in the
54: 132: 69: 80: 61:. He also co-wrote "The Properties of Gases and Liquids," another reference work. 84: 118: 27: 23: 39: 105:"Professor Robert C. Reid dies at 81- MIT News Office" 169:United States Merchant Mariners of World War II 53:He is best known for his work in the field of 174:Massachusetts Institute of Technology faculty 119:"Symposium to Honor Professor Robert C. Reid" 8: 139:United States Merchant Marine Academy alumni 66:American Institute of Chemical Engineers 96: 16:American chemical engineer and academic 7: 14: 42:. He received his B.A. from the 164:20th-century American engineers 50:as well as an Sc.D. from MIT. 1: 44:U.S. Merchant Marine Academy 159:American chemical engineers 46:and a master's degree from 190: 32:Lexington, Massachusetts 30:– May 18, 2006, 154:Engineers from Denver 48:Purdue University 38:and professor at 36:chemical engineer 181: 123: 122: 115: 109: 108: 101: 22:(June 11, 1924, 189: 188: 184: 183: 182: 180: 179: 178: 129: 128: 127: 126: 117: 116: 112: 103: 102: 98: 93: 77:Merchant Marine 17: 12: 11: 5: 187: 185: 177: 176: 171: 166: 161: 156: 151: 146: 141: 131: 130: 125: 124: 110: 95: 94: 92: 89: 55:thermodynamics 20:Robert C. Reid 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 186: 175: 172: 170: 167: 165: 162: 160: 157: 155: 152: 150: 147: 145: 142: 140: 137: 136: 134: 120: 114: 111: 106: 100: 97: 90: 88: 86: 82: 78: 73: 71: 70:Willard Gibbs 67: 62: 60: 56: 51: 49: 45: 41: 37: 33: 29: 25: 21: 113: 99: 81:World War II 74: 63: 52: 19: 18: 149:2006 deaths 144:1924 births 59:Mike Modell 133:Categories 91:References 85:oil tanker 83:aboard an 34:) was a 28:Colorado 79:during 24:Denver 40:MIT 135:: 87:. 26:, 121:. 107:.

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Colorado
Lexington, Massachusetts
chemical engineer
MIT
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
Purdue University
thermodynamics
Mike Modell
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Willard Gibbs
Merchant Marine
World War II
oil tanker
"Professor Robert C. Reid dies at 81- MIT News Office"
"Symposium to Honor Professor Robert C. Reid"
Categories
United States Merchant Marine Academy alumni
1924 births
2006 deaths
Engineers from Denver
American chemical engineers
20th-century American engineers
United States Merchant Mariners of World War II
Massachusetts Institute of Technology faculty

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