Background
Lessells, John Moyes was born on February 5, 1888 in Dunfermline, Scotland. Son of James and Elizabeth (Moyes) Lessells.
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John Moyes Lessells
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Educated Queen Anne School, 1895-1904. Lauder Technology School, 1904-1910. Heriot-Watt College, Edinburgh, 1911-1912.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering, University of Glasgow, 1915.
Career
Came to the United States, January 1920. Naturalized, 1930. Apprenticeship at Dunfermline, 1904-1910. Inspector aircraft materials, British War Office, London, 1915-1917.
Special engineer, Rolls-Royce, Limited., Derby, 1917-1919.
Manager mechanic division, Research laboratories, Westinghouse Electrical & Manufacturing Company, East Pittsburgh, 1920-1931, manager engineering, South Philadelphia, 1931-1935.
Associate professor mechanic engineering, Massachusetts Institute Technology, emeritus. Now president Lessells & Associates, Incorporated.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow Academy Arts and Sciences. Member American Society Mechanics Engineers; member Society Automotive Engineers, American Society for Testing Materials, Institution Mechanics
Engineers (London), Iron and Steel Institute (London).
Club: Braeburn Country.
Connections
Married Gladys Jackson, April.
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Awards
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Awarded Lauder (Carnegie) Scholarship, 1912. Bernard Hall prize (Institute Mechanics Engineers), London, 1926, Levy medal (with Doctor C. West. MacGregor), Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, 1941.Awarded Lauder (Carnegie) Scholarship, 1912. Bernard Hall prize (Institute Mechanics Engineers), London, 1926, Levy medal (with Doctor C. West. MacGregor), Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, 1941.