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'''Edwin Richard Gilliland''' (July 10, 1909 − March 10, 1973) was considered by many as the most renowned and best all-around [[Chemical engineering|chemical engineer]] of his generation. For most of his forty year career, he was a professor at the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] (MIT) where he served as the head of the chemical engineering department, chairman of the faculty and on numerous committees.<ref>Thomas K. Sherwood (1978), ''Edwin Richard Gilliland, A Biographical Memoir'', National Academy of Science, National Academies Press</ref><ref>P.L. Thibaut Brian (1979), ''Edwin Richard Gilliland '', Memorial Tributes: National Academy of Engineering, Vol. 1, National Academy Press.</ref> | '''Edwin Richard Gilliland''' (July 10, 1909 − March 10, 1973) was considered by many as the most renowned and best all-around [[Chemical engineering|chemical engineer]] of his generation. For most of his forty year career, he was a professor at the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] (MIT) where he served as the head of the chemical engineering department, chairman of the faculty and on numerous committees.<ref>Thomas K. Sherwood (1978), ''Edwin Richard Gilliland, A Biographical Memoir'', National Academy of Science, National Academies Press</ref><ref>P.L. Thibaut Brian (1979), ''Edwin Richard Gilliland '', Memorial Tributes: National Academy of Engineering, Vol. 1, National Academy Press.</ref> | ||
Edwin Gilliland was born in [[El Reno]], [[Oklahoma]] in 1909. When he was a child, his family moved to [[Little Rock]], [[Arkansas]], where he lived until he entered he [[University of Illinois]] to study chemical engineering, After graduating in 1930 with a Bachelor of Science degree, he then went to [[Pennsylvania State College]] where he obtained a Master of Science degree in 1931. | Edwin Gilliland was born in [[El Reno]], [[Oklahoma]] in 1909. When he was a child, his family moved to [[Little Rock]], [[Arkansas]], where he lived until he entered he [[University of Illinois]] to study chemical engineering, After graduating in 1930 with a Bachelor of Science degree, he then went to [[Pennsylvania State College]] where he obtained a Master of Science degree a year later in 1931. In the fall of that year, he transferred to MIT where he spent the rest of his professional career except for a leave of absence in [[Washington, D.C.]] during [[World War II]] serving the [[United States Government]]. | ||
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Edwin Richard Gilliland (July 10, 1909 − March 10, 1973) was considered by many as the most renowned and best all-around chemical engineer of his generation. For most of his forty year career, he was a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) where he served as the head of the chemical engineering department, chairman of the faculty and on numerous committees.[1][2]
Edwin Gilliland was born in El Reno, Oklahoma in 1909. When he was a child, his family moved to Little Rock, Arkansas, where he lived until he entered he University of Illinois to study chemical engineering, After graduating in 1930 with a Bachelor of Science degree, he then went to Pennsylvania State College where he obtained a Master of Science degree a year later in 1931. In the fall of that year, he transferred to MIT where he spent the rest of his professional career except for a leave of absence in Washington, D.C. during World War II serving the United States Government.