David William Rowsen (D. W. R. or David W. R.) Morgan (September 16, 1892 – April 30, 1973''Mechanical Engineering,'' Volume 95. 1973. p. 93) was an American mechanical engineer and business executive at the

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, known as 74th president of the

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in the year 1955-56.

Biography

Youth, education and early career

Morgan was born in 1892 in Martins Ferry, Ohio, son of William E. Morgan and Sarah (Thomas) Morgan. In 1913, at the age of 21, he obtained his MSc in mechanical engineering from Ohio Northern University.John William Leonard, Winfield Scott Downs, M. M. Lewis. ''Who's who in Engineering,'' Volume 9. 1964. p. 1321 After his graduation in 1913 Morgan started his lifelong career at the Westinghouse Electrical Corporation in Philadelphia. By 1917 he was engineer at the condenser department, where he was later promoted to Engineer in Charge of the Condenser Department. In 1926 he got appointed manager condenser and internal combustion engineering in the internal combustion engine department of the Westinghouse Electric.

Further career and acknowledgement

In the 1930s Morgan had become assistant manager of engineering of the South Philadelphia plant of Westinghouse Electric. In 1941 he got appointed vice president of the South Philadelphia plant. From 1948 to 1953 Morgan was general manager of Westinghouse Steam Division, and from 1953 until his retirement late 1955 he was vice president of Westinghouse Electric Co. After his retirement he was Professorship of Engineering at the Drexel Institute of Technology, now the

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. Morgan was awarded the Westinghouse Order of Merit in 1942. In 1950 he was awarded the honorary doctorate in engineering from Drexel Institute of Technology. Morgan was elected president of the

for the year 1955-56. He had been elected Fellow of the ASME,''Stevens Indicator,'' Volumes 72-73. 1955. p. 5 and was member of the

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Board of Award.

Selected publications

;Articles, a selection * Morgan, D. W. R. "Central Station Steam-Power Generation." ''Westinghouse Engineer'' 10 (1950): 7-17. ;Patents, a selection * Morgan, David WR. "Large jet condenser." U.S. Patent No. 1,457,788. 5 Jun. 1923. * Morgan, David WR. "Surface condenser." U.S. Patent No. 1,578,057. 23 Mar. 1926. * Morgan, David WR.
House electric
" U.S. Patent No. 1,684,406. 18 Sep. 1928. * Morgan, David WR.
Ejector apparatus
" U.S. Patent No 2,033,843, 10 March 1936. * Tuley, Charles B., and David WR Morgan. "Condenser apparatus." U.S. Patent No. 2,180,840. 21 Nov. 1939.

References

External links

D.W.R. Morgan, engineer in the Condenser Department
Westinghouse Electric Corporation Steam Division photographs.
Group photograph of Westinghouse employees
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