David William Rowsen (D. W. R. or David W. R.) Morgan (September 16, 1892 – April 30, 1973The Naples Daily News, Wednesday, May 2, 1973. p. 12The Philadelphia Inquirer, Thursday, May 3, 1973. p. 18.Mechanical Engineering, Volume 95. 1973. p. 93) was an American mechanical engineer and business executive at the Westinghouse Electric Corporation, known as 74th president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in the year 1955-56.Power Plant Engineering. Volume 59, Nr 1-6, 1955, p. 92Plant Management and Engineering, Volumes 13-14. 1956. p. 92
Biography Youth, education and early career Morgan was born in 1892 in Martins Ferry, Ohio, son of William E. Morgan and Sarah (Thomas) Morgan. In 1913, at the age of 21, he obtained his MSc in mechanical engineering from Ohio Northern University.John William Leonard, Winfield Scott Downs, M. M. Lewis. Who's who in Engineering, Volume 9. 1964. p. 1321
After his graduation in 1913Engineering Journal: Revue de L'ingénierie, Volume 38. 1955. p. 133 Morgan started his lifelong career at the Westinghouse Electrical Corporation in Philadelphia. By 1917 he was engineer at the condenser department,Electrical World, Volume 71. 1918. p. 1335Iron Age, Volume 105. 1920. p. 872 where he was later promoted to Engineer in Charge of the Condenser Department. In 1926 he got appointed manager condenser and internal combustion engineeringIron Age, Volume 118. 1926. p. 1111 in the internal combustion engine department of the Westinghouse Electric.Automotive Industries, Volume 60. 1929. p. 484
Further career and acknowledgement In the 1930s Morgan had become assistant manager of engineering of the South Philadelphia plant of Westinghouse Electric.Iron Age, Volume 148, 1941. p. 24 In 1941 he got appointed vice president of the South Philadelphia plant.Harold Gardiner Bowen. Ships, Machinery and Mossback. 1954; 2015. p. 246
From 1948 to 1953 Morgan was general manager of Westinghouse Steam Division,Richard F. Hirsh. Technology and Transformation in the American Electric Utility Industry. 2003 p. 222 and from 1953 until his retirement late 1955 he was vice president of Westinghouse Electric Co.Electrical World, Volume 141. 1954. p. 47 After his retirement he was Professorship of Engineering at the Drexel Institute of Technology, now the Drexel University.Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Corporate Financial Reports, 1951-55. p. lii
Morgan was awarded the Westinghouse Order of Merit in 1942.Mansfield, Ohio, News-Journal, Saturday, November 21, 1942, Page 10. In 1950 he was awarded the honorary doctorate in engineering from Drexel Institute of Technology.Miriam N. Kotzin. A History of Drexel University, 1941-1963. 1983. p. 201 Morgan was elected president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers for the year 1955-56.Carl Stripe. Combustion, Volumes 26-27. p. 54 He had been elected Fellow of the ASME,Stevens Indicator, Volumes 72-73. 1955. p. 5 and was member of the Hoover Medal Board of Award.
Selected publications Articles, a selection Morgan, D. W. R. "Central Station Steam-Power Generation." Westinghouse Engineer 10 (1950): 7-17.
Patents, a selection Morgan, David WR. "Large jet condenser." U.S. Patent No. 1,457,788. 5 Jun. 1923. Morgan, David WR. "Surface condenser." U.S. Patent No. 1,578,057. 23 Mar. 1926. Morgan, David WR. "House electric." U.S. Patent No. 1,684,406. 18 Sep. 1928. Morgan, David WR. "Ejector apparatus." U.S. Patent No 2,033,843, 10 March 1936. Tuley, Charles B., and David WR Morgan. "Condenser apparatus." U.S. Patent No. 2,180,840. 21 Nov. 1939.
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External links D.W.R. Morgan, engineer in the Condenser Department, Westinghouse Electric Corporation Steam Division photographs. Group photograph of Westinghouse employees, Hagley Digital Archives