Frank Newman Speller Sr (January 1, 1875 – January 12, 1968) was a Canadian born American metallurgical engineer notable for his pioneering text on corrosion in 1926. For his service to the field he won the Longstreth Medal (1927), American Iron and Steel Institute Medal and the Max Hecht Award (1960).

The Frank Newman Speller Award was named in his honor.

Biography Frank Newman Speller was born in Toronto in 1875.

He died at his son's home in Buffalo, New York on January 12, 1968.

Books by Speller Frank Newman Speller, Corrosion, Causes and Prevention - an engineering problem, McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., New York, 1926, LCCN: 26010656.

References

Am. Iron Steel Inst. Yearbook, pp. 48–79, 1948 Am. Iron Steel Inst. Yearbook, p. 48, 1953 Who's Who in Engineering 1948

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