Walter Frank Rittman
Walter Frank Rittman | |
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 Rittman c. 1916 | |
| Born | December 2, 1883 Sandusky, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | September 26, 1954 (aged 70) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Education | Sandusky High School Ohio Northern University Swarthmore College Columbia University (PhD) |
| Occupation | Electrical engineer |
| Parent(s) | Christ Rittman Louisa Rittman |
Walter Frank Rittman (December 2, 1883 – September 26, 1954) was an American chemical engineer with the United States Bureau of Mines.
Biography[edit]
He was born in Sandusky, Ohio, on December 2, 1883, to Louisa and Christ Rittman. He attended Sandusky High School then Ohio Northern University. He received a master's degree from Swarthmore College in 1909 and his Ph.D. from Columbia University. In 1915 he invented a process which increased the amount of gasoline distilled from crude oil.[1] He died on September 26, 1954, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Dr. W.F. Rittman Finds Way to Treble Independent Refiners' Gasoline Production. Gets from Petroleum Toluol and Benzol, Now Coal-Tar Products. German Monopoly Doomed". The New York Times. March 1, 1915. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
- ^ "Walter Frank Rittman". Sandusky History. 7 April 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
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