Warren L. McCabe

Warren Lee McCabe
Born (1899-08-07)August 7, 1899
Erode, Bay City, Michigan
Died August 24, 1982(1982-08-24) (aged 83)
Black Mountain, North Carolina
Nationality United States
Fields Chemical engineering
Alma mater University of Michigan
Known for McCabe–Thiele method
Notable awards William H. Walker Award
Founder's Award
Warren K. Lewis Award
Tyler Award
U.S. Presidential Certificate of Merit
Golden Key Award

Warren Lee McCabe (August 7, 1899 – August 24, 1982) was an American chemical engineer and is considered as one of the founding fathers of the profession of chemical engineering.[1] He is widely known for the eponymous McCabe–Thiele method for analysis of distillation processes and his book, Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering, a major textbook.[2] McCabe received his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in 1928. He was a professor at what is now NYU Poly.[3]

References

  1. Memorial Tributes: National Academy of Engineering 2. The National Academies Press. 1984. p. 193. ISBN 978-0-309-03482-1.
  2. "Seminars: Warren L. McCabe". Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  3. http://engineering.nyu.edu/files/Polytechnic_eBook_for_web.pdf


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