biography
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| male
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| lived:
| (1869–1934)
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| biography:
| Chemical engineer, born near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He organized and directed the department of chemical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1905), conducted research on cellulose, and co-invented a method of manufacturing artificial silk (1905). During World War 1 he was instrumental in setting up the chemical warfare programme. |
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