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After Camp and Sons, See moved to New York, where he worked as consulting engineer for the [[Newport News Shipbuilding|Newport News Steamship and Dry Dock Company]]. He was superintending engineer for the [[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|Southern Pacific Company]], and the [[Pacific Mail Steamship Company]], superintendent for the Cromwell Steam Ship Company. In his private practice as a [[marine engineer]] and [[naval architect]] he designed and prepared specifications for many yachts and commercial vessels.<ref name ="ASME 1910"/> |
After Camp and Sons, See moved to New York, where he worked as consulting engineer for the [[Newport News Shipbuilding|Newport News Steamship and Dry Dock Company]]. He was superintending engineer for the [[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|Southern Pacific Company]], and the [[Pacific Mail Steamship Company]], superintendent for the Cromwell Steam Ship Company. In his private practice as a [[marine engineer]] and [[naval architect]] he designed and prepared specifications for many yachts and commercial vessels.<ref name ="ASME 1910"/> |
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See was a member of the [[Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers]]; of the [[Royal Institution of Naval Architects]] of Great Britain; the Northeast Coast Institute of Engineers and Shipbuilders; and the [[American Geographical Society]]; associate member of the [[American Society of Naval Engineers]]; and the [[United States Naval Institute]]; and fellow of the [[American Association for the Advancement of Science]].<ref name ="ASME 1910"/> He was also member of the [[American Society of Mechanical Engineers]], and its president in the year 1888-89.<ref>Philip Scranton. ''Endless Novelty: Specialty Production and American Industrialization, 1865-1925.'' p. 104</ref> |
See was a member of the [[Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers]]; of the [[Royal Institution of Naval Architects]] of Great Britain; the Northeast Coast Institute of Engineers and Shipbuilders; and the [[American Geographical Society]]; associate member of the [[American Society of Naval Engineers]]; and the [[United States Naval Institute]]; and fellow of the [[American Association for the Advancement of Science]].<ref name ="ASME 1910"/> He was also member of the [[American Society of Mechanical Engineers]], and its president in the year 1888-89.<ref>Philip Scranton. ''Endless Novelty: Specialty Production and American Industrialization, 1865-1925.'' p. 104</ref> In 1904 See was awarded a ''Scott - On behalf of the City of Philadelphia'' in the field of engineering.<ref>[https://scistore.fi.edu/laureates/horace-see Horace See], The Franklin Institute. Accessed 07.05.2017.</ref> |
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* [http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Horace_See Horace See], at gracesguide.co.uk |
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Revision as of 11:23, 7 May 2017
Horace See (Philadelphia, 1835 - New York City, December 14, 1909) was an American mechanical engineer, inventor, and superintendent. He is known as principal naval architect at the William Cramp & Sons shipyard in Philadelphia,[1] and as president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in the year 1888-89.[2]
Biography
See was born in Philadelphia in 1835, where he received some classical and mathematical education at some private schools. He started his career as apprentice in the Port Richmond Iron Foundry, Machine and Steam Boiler Shop, I.P. Morris & Co. After a few years he moved on from Neafie & Levy to the National Iron Armor and Shipbuilding Company.[2]
Later See became superintendent of George Snyder Machine Works in Philadelphia, and after his service in the Civil War, he started at William Cramp and Sons Ship and Engine Building Company in Philadelphia as designer and became superintendent of engineering in 1879.[3]
After Camp and Sons, See moved to New York, where he worked as consulting engineer for the Newport News Steamship and Dry Dock Company. He was superintending engineer for the Southern Pacific Company, and the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, superintendent for the Cromwell Steam Ship Company. In his private practice as a marine engineer and naval architect he designed and prepared specifications for many yachts and commercial vessels.[2]
See was a member of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers; of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects of Great Britain; the Northeast Coast Institute of Engineers and Shipbuilders; and the American Geographical Society; associate member of the American Society of Naval Engineers; and the United States Naval Institute; and fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.[2] He was also member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and its president in the year 1888-89.[4] In 1904 See was awarded a Scott - On behalf of the City of Philadelphia in the field of engineering.[5]
Work
See made his most significant contributions working at William Cramp and Sons Ship and Engine Building Company in Philadelphia from the late 1870s to the early 1890s. The ASME (1910) summarized that he was
- "...designing vessels and machinery of greatly improved construction and performance, introducing improved methods of work and standards in that great establishment, and giving to the United States a shipbuilding plant of capacity and quality to compare favorably with the products of the Clyde and Newcastle."[2]
At Camp and Sons, according to the ASME (1910), it was "under his leadership that the United States Navy contracts for the first vessels of what was then called the New Navy of the United States were taken, and the big ships of the American Line at that day bore his impress"[2]
Publications
- Horace See. "The production of true crankshafts and bearings," in: ASME Transactions, Vol. 7, 1888. p. 521-530.
- Patents, a selection[6]
- Patent US231501 Tube for surface condensor, 1880
- Patent US439695 Extractor for removing air, 1890
- Patent US505489 Regulating Plug-Cock, 1892-93
- Patent US600237 Steam-boiler, 1897-89
References
- ^ William duBarry Thomas. Speed on the ship!: a centennial history of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, 1893-1993. 1993, p. 11.
- ^ a b c d e f American Society of Mechanical Engineers, "Horace See, President of the Society in 1888, died in New York City on December 14, 1909." in: Journal of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Jan-Apr 1910. p. 23 (p. 309)
- ^ Carl W. Hall (2008). "A Biographical Dictionary of People in Engineering." p. 194
- ^ Philip Scranton. Endless Novelty: Specialty Production and American Industrialization, 1865-1925. p. 104
- ^ Horace See, The Franklin Institute. Accessed 07.05.2017.
- ^ For more patents, see here
External links
- Horace See, at gracesguide.co.uk