Willis R. Whitney
American chemist
Willis Rodney Whitney was an American chemist and founder of the research laboratory of the General Electric Company. He is known as the "father of industrial research" in the United States for blending the worlds of research and industry... Wikipedia
Born: August 22, 1868, Jamestown, NY
Died: January 9, 1958 (age 89 years), Schenectady, NY
Education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1890) and Leipzig University
Awards: IEEE Edison Medal, Franklin Medal, John Fritz Medal, and more
Children: Evelyn Van Alstyne Schermerhorn