Richard S. Morse

Richard Stetson Morse
portrait of Richard Morse wearing eyeglasses, suit coat and necktie
Born (1911-08-19)August 19, 1911
Abington, Massachusetts
Died July 4, 1988(1988-07-04) (aged 76)
Falmouth, Massachusetts
Cause of death Heart attack
Spouse(s) Marion Elsa Baitz

Richard S. Morse (August 19, 1911 – July 1, 1988) was an American inventor and scientist credited with invention of orange juice concentrate, the founder of the Minute Maid, a member of the National Academy of Engineering, Assistant Secretary of the Army, and senior lecturer at Sloan School of Management of Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[1][2][3]

Morse was born in Abington, Massachusetts on August 19, 1911. He received a B.S. degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1933 and did graduate work in physics at the Technische Hochschule Munich, Germany.[2] He received honorary doctorates from Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute (1959) and Clark University.[2] Subsequently he spent 5 years in research work at Eastman Kodak Co. and Distillation Products, Inc, at Rochester, N.Y.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Saxon, Wolfgang (4 July 1988). "Richard S. Morse, 76, an Inventor Of Orange Juice Concentrate, Dies". The New York Times (New York). ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 Perkins, Courtland D. (1992). "Richard Stetson Morse". National Academy of Engineering: Memorial Tributes 5. Washington D.C.: National Academy Press.
  3. ↑ "Richard S. Morse, 76, Scientist Who Founded Minute Maid Corp.". Orlando Sentinel. July 5, 1988.
  4. ↑ Army Research and Development Newsmagazine. March 1961. Missing or empty |title= (help)


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