Frederick Remsen Hutton
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Frederick Remsen Hutton, M.E., Sc.D. (1853 – 1918) was an American
mechanical engineer. He was born in New York City
, graduated from Columbia College
in 1873, and from Columbia School of Mines in 1876. He was employed there in several positions until he retired in 1907. Columbia
gave him the honorary degree of Sc.D. in 1904.
In 1892 he became associate editor of the Engineering Magazine. From 1883 to 1906 he was secretary of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
; and he became president of the organization in 1907. In 1911 he was consulting engineer for the department of water, gas, and electricity of New York City
, and he served as chairman of the technical committee of the Automobile Club of America for many terms. He wrote reports on machine tools for the census of 1880; Mechanical Engineering of Power Plants (1897; third edition, 1909); Heat and Heat Engines (1899); and The Gas-Engine (1903; third edition, 1908).
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mechanical engineer. He was born in New York City
New York City
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, graduated from Columbia College
Columbia College of Columbia University
Columbia College is the oldest undergraduate college at Columbia University, situated on the university's main campus in Morningside Heights in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. It was founded in 1754 by the Church of England as King's College, receiving a Royal Charter from King George II...
in 1873, and from Columbia School of Mines in 1876. He was employed there in several positions until he retired in 1907. Columbia
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
gave him the honorary degree of Sc.D. in 1904.
In 1892 he became associate editor of the Engineering Magazine. From 1883 to 1906 he was secretary of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers is a professional body, specifically an engineering society, focused on mechanical engineering....
; and he became president of the organization in 1907. In 1911 he was consulting engineer for the department of water, gas, and electricity of New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, and he served as chairman of the technical committee of the Automobile Club of America for many terms. He wrote reports on machine tools for the census of 1880; Mechanical Engineering of Power Plants (1897; third edition, 1909); Heat and Heat Engines (1899); and The Gas-Engine (1903; third edition, 1908).