Carl F. Prutton

Dr. Carl Frederick Prutton (July 30, 1898 – July 15, 1970) was an American chemist, chemical engineer, inventor, industrial executive, philanthropist and educator. [1] [2] Prutton held more than a hundred patents on lubricants and chemical processes known in the chemical industry as "the Prutton patents". [3] Prutton was the head of the department of chemistry and chemical engineering at the Case Institute of Technology,[1] a director of research and a vice president at Olin Mathieson Chemical Corporation,[1] an executive vice president of the Food Machinery and Chemical Corporation,[4] and a member of the National Academy of Engineering.[2] He received several notable awards and distinctions including the Perkin Medal of the Society of Chemical Industry,[1] the Modern Pioneer Award of the National Association of Manufacturers,[1] an honorary Doctor of Science degree from Manhattan College.[4]

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 New York Times:DR. CARL PRUTTON; LED IN CHEMISTRY; Educator, Consultant and Inventor Dies at 71;Carl Frederick Prutton;Chalmer G. Kirkbride;July 16, 1970
  2. 1 2 3 National Academy of Engineering, Memorial Tributes:Volume 1 (1979),
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 PRUTTON, CARL F. - The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History
  4. 1 2 New York Times:MANHATTAN DEGREES; 441 to Graduate Tuesday -- Argentine to Speak;June 12, 1960
  5. ↑ New York Times:EXECUTIVE CHANGES;September 10, 1948
  6. ↑ New York Times:New Officers in Mathieson-Squibb Reorganization;October 21, 1952
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