Background
Pfanstiehl, Carl was born on September 17, 1887 in Columbia, Missouri, United States. Son of Albertus A. (Review) and Julia (Barnes) P.
Pfanstiehl, Carl was born on September 17, 1887 in Columbia, Missouri, United States. Son of Albertus A. (Review) and Julia (Barnes) P.
Special work Armour Institute Technology, Chicago.
Organized (1907) Pfanstiehl Electrical Laboratory (now Fansteel Metallurgical Corporation), president and director research until 1919. President and director research Pfanstiehl Radio Company, 1922-1928. Vice-president and director research Pfanstiehl Chemical Company (chemical and metal Divisions) since 1918.
Special research work for War and Medical Departments of the Government during World War.
Special interest in research in applied physics, metallurgy, radio, and consultant in these fields. Has been granted 135 patents in electrical, chemical and metallurgical fields.
Work largely concerned with production of metals such as metallic tungsten, molybdenum, tantalum, rhenium, osmium, ruthenium and their alloys, special anti-friction and hard tipping alloys, and with cold lighting, fluorescent powders, and rare biological chemicals.
Member American Chemical Society, Electrochemical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, New York Academy of Science, American Physical Society, Optical Society of America, American Institute Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, American Society for Metals. Club: University (Chicago).
Married Caryl Cody, June 24, 1915. Children: Cody, Alfred, Rose-Caryl, Grace.