Sanford Alexander Moss
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Sanford Alexander Moss was an aviation engineer, he was the first to use a turbocharger
on an aircraft engine.
to Ernest Goodman Moss and Josephine Sanford. He received his B.S. and M.S. in engineering from the University of California, San Francisco
. He received his Ph.D.
from Cornell University
where he built his first gas turbine engine. After his graduation he went to work for General Electric
.
He married Jennie Edith Somerville Donnely on August 23, 1899 in Chicago, Illinois.
He died on November 10, 1946.
Turbocharger
A turbocharger, or turbo , from the Greek "τύρβη" is a centrifugal compressor powered by a turbine that is driven by an engine's exhaust gases. Its benefit lies with the compressor increasing the mass of air entering the engine , thereby resulting in greater performance...
on an aircraft engine.
Biography
He was born in August 23, 1872 in San Francisco, CaliforniaSan Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
to Ernest Goodman Moss and Josephine Sanford. He received his B.S. and M.S. in engineering from the University of California, San Francisco
University of California, San Francisco
The University of California, San Francisco is one of the world's leading centers of health sciences research, patient care, and education. UCSF's medical, pharmacy, dentistry, nursing, and graduate schools are among the top health science professional schools in the world...
. He received his Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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from Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
where he built his first gas turbine engine. After his graduation he went to work for General Electric
General Electric
General Electric Company , or GE, is an American multinational conglomerate corporation incorporated in Schenectady, New York and headquartered in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States...
.
He married Jennie Edith Somerville Donnely on August 23, 1899 in Chicago, Illinois.
He died on November 10, 1946.