Background
Booker, John Franklin was born on December 13, 1934 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of George Franklin and Geneva Edna (Stiffler) Booker.
Booker, John Franklin was born on December 13, 1934 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of George Franklin and Geneva Edna (Stiffler) Booker.
Bachelor of Engineering, Yale University, 1956. Macintosh Application Environment., Chrysler Institute, 1958. Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell University, 1961.
Engineer, Chrysler Corporation, Detroit, 1956-1958; faculty, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, since 1961; associate director mechanic and aerospace engineering school, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1977-1982; professor mechanic and aerospace engineering, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, since 1979. Visiting professor U. Durham, England, 1982-1983, Colorado State University, 1988-1989. Industrial consultant.
Fellow American Society of Mechanical Engineers (research commission on lubrication 1965-1982, associate editor Journal Lubrication Technology 1976-1979, Henry Hess award 1965), Society Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (associate editor Tribology transactions 1989-1991).
Married Barbara Bard, May 4, 1957. Children– James, Thomas, Susan, David.