Background
Zapffe, Carl Andrew was born on July 25, 1912 in Brainerd, Minnesota, United States.
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Carl Andrew Zapffe
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Carl Andrew Zapffe, American Metallurgical engineering consultant. Achievements include origination of fractography in materials engineering, of submarine vulcanism model for Earth-Moon evolution and greatice ages, and of M-space in astrophysics. Recipient Silver Beaver award, Boy Scouts American, 1958, St. George's award, 1986, numerous awards from professional organizations, 4 national awards for discoveries in metallurgy; Baltimore Mayor citation.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Michigan Technology University, 1933. Master of Science in Metallurgical Engineering, Lehigh University, 1934. Doctor of Science, Harvard University, 1939.
Doctor Engineering (honorary), Michigan Technology University, 1960.
Career
Metallurgist, DuPont Experimental Station, Wilmington, Delaware, 1934-1946; research associate, Battelle Member Institute, Columbus, Ohio., 1938-1940; research engineer, Battelle Member Institute, 1940-1943; assistant technical director, Rustless Iron Steel Corporation, Baltimore, 1943-1945; principal, research consultant, C.A. Zapffe & Associations, Baltimore, 1945-1952; metallurgical engineering consultant, Baltimore, from 1952.
Achievements
Membership
Member Baltimore area council Boy Scouts American, from 1944, scoutmaster, from 1955. Founder, historian, Historic Heartland Association, Brainerd, Minnesota, from 1970. Fellow American Society Metals (charter), American Institute Chemists (honorary, life).
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society, American Geological Society, American Geophysical Union, American Institute Physicists, American Physical Society, American Society Testing and Materials, American Welding Society, Astronomical Society of Pacific, Institute of Metals (England), International Society General Relativity and Gravitation, National Association Corrosion Engineers, Oceanic Society, Planetary Society, Rotary (board directors 1959-1964, president 1961-1962, Baltimore club, honorary Paul Bunyan Axeman from 1950, Brainerd club), Gull Lake Yacht Club (regatta commodore 1968-1972, commodore 1971), Sigma Xi, Sigma Phi Epsilon.
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Nationality
American
Awards
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Recipient Silver Beaver award, Boy Scouts American, 1958, St. George's award, 1986, numerous awards from professional organizations, 4 national awards for discoveries in metallurgy. Baltimore Mayor citation.Recipient Silver Beaver award, Boy Scouts American, 1958, St. George's award, 1986, numerous awards from professional organizations, 4 national awards for discoveries in metallurgy. Baltimore Mayor citation.