Dudley Willis Rockwell
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Dudley Willis "Dud" Rockwell was born June 20, 1913, in New Britain, Connecticut. Dud was the son of Ruth Gowdy Rockwell and Stanley Pickett Rockwell, inventor of the Rockwell scale
. Dud graduated from Yale University
Sheffield Scientific School
in 1935 with a bachelor of science degree. He was a member of the Sheff School secret society
, St. Elmo
. In 1959, he was elected president of the Stanley P. Rockwell Co., Hartford, Conn., a position he held until retiring in 1974.
He was chairman of the ASM Hartford Chapter in 1963-64, and president of the Metal Treating Institute in 1967-68. During his career as a metallurgist, Dud served on the ASM National Committee, was a popular lecturer, and authored numerous articles about heat treating.
Rockwell died October 1, 2006, peacefully at his home in Cushing, Maine.
Rockwell scale
The Rockwell scale is a hardness scale based on the indentation hardness of a material. The Rockwell test determines the hardness by measuring the depth of penetration of an indenter under a large load compared to the penetration made by a preload. There are different scales, denoted by a single...
. Dud graduated from Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
Sheffield Scientific School
Sheffield Scientific School
Sheffield Scientific School was founded in 1847 as a school of Yale College in New Haven, Connecticut for instruction in science and engineering. Originally named the Yale Scientific School, it was renamed in 1861 in honor of Joseph E. Sheffield, the railroad executive. The school was...
in 1935 with a bachelor of science degree. He was a member of the Sheff School secret society
Secret society
A secret society is a club or organization whose activities and inner functioning are concealed from non-members. The society may or may not attempt to conceal its existence. The term usually excludes covert groups, such as intelligence agencies or guerrilla insurgencies, which hide their...
, St. Elmo
St. Elmo (secret society)
St. Elmo Society is a secret society at Yale University. It was founded in 1889 as an independent entity for seniors within the nationally chartered fraternity, Delta Phi , Omicron Chapter .-History:...
. In 1959, he was elected president of the Stanley P. Rockwell Co., Hartford, Conn., a position he held until retiring in 1974.
He was chairman of the ASM Hartford Chapter in 1963-64, and president of the Metal Treating Institute in 1967-68. During his career as a metallurgist, Dud served on the ASM National Committee, was a popular lecturer, and authored numerous articles about heat treating.
Rockwell died October 1, 2006, peacefully at his home in Cushing, Maine.