Background
Marble, Frank Earl was born on July 21, 1918 in Cleveland.
Marble, Frank Earl was born on July 21, 1918 in Cleveland.
Bachelor of Science, Case Institute of Technology, 1940. Master of Science, Case Institute of Technology, 1942. Doctor of Philosophy in Aeronautics and Mathematics, California Institute of Technology, 1948.
Head heat transfer and engine cooling section, Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory, National Advisory Committee Aeronautics, Cleveland, 1942-1944;
chief compressor and turbine research branch, Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory, National Advisory Committee Aeronautics, Cleveland, 1944-1946;
instructor aeronautics, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1948-1949;
from assistant professor to professor jet propulsion and mechanic engineering, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1949-1981;
Richard L. and Dorothy M. Hayman professor, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1981-1989;
Richard L. and Dorothy M. Hayman professor emeritus, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, since 1990. Instructor fluid dynamics and gas turbines Case School Applied School, 1942-1946. Consultant, since 1948.
Visiting professor Cornell Univercity, 1956, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1980-1981, Chinese Academy Science, 1980. Member various committees National Research Council, NAS, since 1956.
Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (Combustion and Propulsion award 1992). Member National Academy of Engineering, National Academy of Sciences, Combustion Institute, Sigma Xi.
Married 1943, 2 children.