Background
Smith, Earle Clement was born on January 20, 1891 in New Brighton, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Perry Alexander and Sula (McLean) Smith.
Smith, Earle Clement was born on January 20, 1891 in New Brighton, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Perry Alexander and Sula (McLean) Smith.
Engineer of Mines, Ohio State University, 1913, graduate student mineralogy, 1914. Student Columbia, 1916. Doctor of Science, Case Institute Technology, 1937, Ohio State University, 1958.
Furnace helper United States Steel Corporation, Gary, Indiana, 1914, metallurgist, 1915. Instructor metallography Ohio State University University, 1916. With Republic Steel Corporation and predecessor firms, since 1919, chief metallurgist since 1932, director of research, since 1956.
Member of the American Steel Mission to Great Britain, 1942. Member American Steel and Iron Ore Mining delegation to Soviet Union, 1958. Member advisory council science and engineering U. Notre Dame.
Member technical advisory committee, National Bureau Standards.
Member Academy Political Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society, American Foundry Society, American Institute Mining and Metallurgical Engineers (Howe lecturer 1935), American Iron and Steel Institute (medallist), American Society Engineering Education, American Society Metals (Campbell lecturer 1950. Club: Union (Cleveland).
Married Agnes Mellon, September 4, 1919. Children: Eleanor (Mistress John M. Fox), William, Margery, David (deceased), Stephen.