Richard S. Morse

Richard Stetson Morse
portrait of Richard Morse wearing eyeglasses, suit coat and necktie
Born August 19, 1911
Abington, Massachusetts
Died July 4, 1988 (aged 76)
Falmouth, Massachusetts
Cause of death
 Heart attack
Spouse(s) Marion Elsa Baitz

Richard S. Morse (August 19, 1911 – July 1, 1988) was an American inventor and scientist credited with invention of orange juice concentrate, the founder of the Minute Maid, a member of the National Academy of Engineering, Assistant Secretary of the Army, and senior lecturer at Sloan School of Management of Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[1][2][3]

Morse was born in Abington, Massachusetts on August 19, 1911. He received a B.S. degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1933 and did graduate work in physics at the Technische Hochschule Munich, Germany.[2] He received honorary doctorates from Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute (1959) and Clark University.[2] Subsequently he spent 5 years in research work at Eastman Kodak Co. and Distillation Products, Inc, at Rochester, N.Y.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Saxon, Wolfgang (4 July 1988). "Richard S. Morse, 76, an Inventor Of Orange Juice Concentrate, Dies". The New York Times (New York). ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Perkins, Courtland D. (1992). "Richard Stetson Morse". National Academy of Engineering: Memorial Tributes 5. Washington D.C.: National Academy Press.
  3. ↑ "Richard S. Morse, 76, Scientist Who Founded Minute Maid Corp.". Orlando Sentinel. July 5, 1988.
  4. ↑ Army Research and Development Newsmagazine. March 1961. Missing or empty |title= (help)