Background
Stein, Irving Melville was born on March 30, 1894 in Long Branch, New Jersey, United States. Son of Maximilian Jeffery and Bena Estelle (Goldsmith) Stein.
Stein, Irving Melville was born on March 30, 1894 in Long Branch, New Jersey, United States. Son of Maximilian Jeffery and Bena Estelle (Goldsmith) Stein.
Graduate New York Edison Technology School, 1912. Student evening school Columbia, 1917. Doctor of Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1957.
Mistress East. South. Hopton) With New York Edison Company, 1911-1917. Personal assistant to Thomas A. Edison, 1917. Civilian Signal corpus, United States army, 1918.
With Leeds & Northrup Company, Philadelphia, since 1919, director research, 1928-1951, vice president, 1944-1953, president, 1953-1963, chairman, since 1963.
Director Foote Mineral Company, Atomic Power Development Associates. Chief instruments and electrical equipment section National Defense Research Committee, 1942-1945.
Director Associate Hospital Service, United Fund, Philadelphia. Trustee Rittenhouse Young Men's Christian Association.
Vice president Germantown Young Men's Christian Association.
Treasurer Germantown Hospital Professional engineer, Pennsylvania.
Fellow American Institute of Elctrical Engineering (vice president 1937-1939), American Association for the Advancement of Science (vice president 1944), American Society Mechanics Engineers; member Franklin Institute (board of managers), American Physical Society, American Chemical Society. Clubs: Union League, Germantown Cricket, Philadelphia Cricket, Engineers (Philadelphia).
Married Grace Lawton, October 8, 1927.