Samuel Broadus Earle

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Samuel Broadus Earle (also Samuel B. Earle , born March 11, 1878 in Gowensville , South Carolina , † May 10, 1978 in Clemson , South Carolina) was an American mechanical engineer .

Life

Family and education

Samuel Broadus Earle, son of a Baptist clergyman Thomas John Earle and Eliza Jane Kennedy, studied for his high school Accounts languages and mathematics at Furman University in Greenville , South Carolina, in 1898 he obtained the degree of Bachelor of Arts , 1899 that of a Master of Arts . In 1902, Earle devoted himself to studying electrical engineering at Cornell University , which he completed without a degree.

Samuel Broadus Earle married Susan Hall Sloan on December 22, 1908. The marriage was the son of Samuel Broadus junior. He died in May 1978 at the age of 100.

Professional background

In 1902 Samuel Broadus Earle took up a position as Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Clemson Agricultural College in Clemson, South Carolina, in 1903 he was appointed Associate Professor and in 1910 Full Professor and Director of the Engineering Department and Engineering Experimental Station. Samuel Broadus Earle resigned his professorship in 1924 and his position as Director of the Engineering Department in 1933. He then worked as Dean of the School of Engineering and also as Director of the Engineering Experimental Station. In addition, he held the office of Acting President in 1916 and from 1924 to 1925. Samuel Broadus Earle retired in 1950 .

Samuel Broadus Earle became a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science , the South Carolina Academy of Science (SCAS), and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and a member of the South Carolina Society of Professional Engineers, the National Society of Professional Engineers, the Newcomen Society and the fraternities Chi Psi, Tau Beta Pi and Phi Kappa Phi.

In recognition of his scientific and administrative services to the Clemson Agricultural College, the new building of the Chemical Engineering Department was named The Samuel Broadus Earle Hall in 1959. In addition, the Samuel B. Earle Award, presented to students for outstanding achievements in the fields of engineering, was launched in his honor. Samuel Broadus Earle was awarded an honorary degree in law from Furman University in 1932 and an honorary degree in engineering from Clemson Agricultural College in 1959.

Publications

  • Powers for the farm. in: Clemson Agricultural College Extension Work, Volume 4, Issue 4. Clemson College, Clemson, SC, 1908
  • The cultural and professional phases of engineering education. 1938

literature

  • Who's Who in America: A Biographical Dictionary of Notable Living Men and Women. : Volume 28 (1954–1955), Marquis Who's Who, Chicago, Ill., 1955, p. 763.
  • Who Was Who in America: With World Notables: Volume VI, 1974–1976. Marquis Who's Who, Chicago, Ill., 1976, p. 124.

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personal data
SURNAME Earle, Samuel Broadus
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Earle, Samuel B.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American mechanical engineer
DATE OF BIRTH March 11, 1878
PLACE OF BIRTH Gowensville , South Carolina
DATE OF DEATH May 10, 1978
Place of death Clemson , South Carolina