Biography:Arthur Squires
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Short description: Chemical engineer and college professor
Arthur M. Squires (21 March 1916 – 18 May 2012) was a chemical engineer and member of the Manhattan Project.[1] He was later on the chemical engineering faculties of the City College of New York and Virginia Tech.[2]
He was a native of Neodesha, Kansas, and died at Blacksburg, Virginia. His first degree was from the University of Missouri; his PhD, in physical chemistry, was awarded by Cornell University.[2]
He also wrote several books, including The Tender Ship, which defends his thesis that governments are usually incompetent managers of technology projects.[3]
Squires's papers are held at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives.[4]
References
- ↑ ManhattanProjectVoices.org - Arthur Squires interviews
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 NAP Memorial Tributes vol. 18: obituary
- ↑ Arthur, Squires (1986). The Tender Ship. Boston: Birkhauser. pp. 1–3.
- ↑ Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives. "Arthur M. Squires Papers, Ms1987-006". https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_1449.xml.
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