Warren K. Lewis

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Warren K. Lewis (1882-1975)[1] was an MIT professor who is considered by many to be the father of chemical engineering. He co-authored the first textbook on the subject. He also co-developed the Houdry process under contract to The Standard Oil Company of New Jersey (now ExxonMobil) into modern fluid catalytic cracking with Edwin R. Gilliland, another MIT professor. He received the Perkin Medal in 1936 and the Priestley Medal in 1947.

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• Article on Lewis
• Profiles of Lewis, Arthur D. Little and William H. Walker