Summary
George Frederic Habach (August 2, 1907 - February 6, 1989) was an American mechanical and consulting engineer, business executive, and inventor, who was vice president administration at Worthington Corporation.[1] He served as president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in the year 1968–69.[2][3]
Born in New York City in 1907, Habach graduated from the Stevens Institute of Technology in 1929. Habach made his career with the Worthington Corporation. In 1940 he was employed as designer.[4] In 1951 he was chief engineer of the Centrifugal Engineering Division,[5] and later that year appointed executive engineer at the Harrison plant.[6] In 1955 he was manager of engineering of Worthington Corp's Harrison Division,[7] and later that year elected Vice President of Engineering.[8][9] Finally, in 1959 he was appointed in the newly created post of Vice President — Administration and Rear Admiral.[10] By 1972 he had retired from Worthington Corp. and was vice-president of Creative Logic Corp. [11]
From 1968 to 1969, Habach was president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. In 1972, he was awarded the Stevens Honor Award.[11]
Selected publications edit
- Habach, George Frederic. Electric Arc Welding. 1929. PhD Thesis.
- Patents, a selection
- Habach, George F. "Pump impeller and method of assembling." U.S. Patent No 2,149,435, 1939.
References edit
- ^ Who's who in Steel and Metals, Atlas Publishing Co, 1964. p. 162.
- ^ Bamberger, E.N., et al. "Officers of the ASME President, George F. Habach Exec. Dir. & Sec'y, Ob Schier, II." Journal of Lubrication Technology 91 (1969): 224.
- ^ Matthew Wisnioski. Engineers for Change: Competing Visions of Technology in 1960s America, 2012. p. 118.
- ^ ASME. Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, vol. 62 no. 8 (1940). p. 94
- ^ Lester Gray French, Machinery, Volume 58. 1951. p. 126
- ^ Electrical world - Volume 136. 1951. p. 190
- ^ American machinist, Volume 99. 1955. p. 181
- ^ American Gas Association. American Gas Association monthly. Volumes 37-38. 1955. p. 45
- ^ Pipeline news, Volume 28. 1956. p. 186
- ^ Modern Railroads. Volume 14, Part 2. 1959. p. 130
- ^ a b Mechanical Engineering, Volume 94. 1972. p. 97