Robert Charles McMaster (1913 - July 6, 1986

Delaware, Ohio Delaware is a city in and the county seat of Delaware County, Ohio, United States. Delaware was founded in 1808 and was incorporated in 1816. It is located near the center of Ohio, is about north of Columbus, and is part of the Columbus, Ohio m ...

), a pioneer in

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, was Regents Professor Emeritus of Welding Engineering and Electrical Engineering at

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(OSU). He has more than 300 publications and 19 patents.

Education

McMaster earned a B.S. in 1936 in electrical engineering from

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; an M.S. in 1938 in electrical engineering and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering and physics in 1944 from

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. His Ph.D. research focused on the effects of light on power transmission lines.

Personal life

His daughter is novelist

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1913 births 1986 deaths American engineers Carnegie Mellon University alumni California Institute of Technology alumni Ohio State University faculty People from Delaware, Ohio American electrical engineers {{US-electrical-engineer-stub