Albert Ferdinand Shore

Albert Ferdinand Shore (4 September 1876 - 17 January 1936) was a metallurgist who invented the Shore durometer. He won the Elliott Cresson Medal.[1]

Biography

He was born on 4 September 1876 in New York City.

He invented the first quadrant durometer in 1915 to measure the hardness of polymers and other elastomers.[2]

He died on 17 January 1936 at Wickersham Hospital in Manhattan of a stroke.[1] He was buried in Trinity Roman Catholic Cemetery in North Amityville, New York.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Albert F. Shore, 59, Inventor, is Dead. Elliott Cresson Medal Awarded to Metallurgical Engineer by Franklin Institute". New York Times. January 19, 1936. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
  2. ↑ "The History of Shore Durometer Hardness & KTR's Elements for ROTEX Couplings". 26 April 2012. Retrieved 2015-02-26.
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