Background
James, Joseph Hidy was born on November 3, 1868 in Jeffersonville, Ohio, United States. Son of John A. and Mary J. (Hidy) James.
James, Joseph Hidy was born on November 3, 1868 in Jeffersonville, Ohio, United States. Son of John A. and Mary J. (Hidy) James.
Bachelor of Science, Buchtel College, Akron, O., 1894. Post-graduate work chemistry and physics, Columbia, 1897, chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 1898-1899, Doctor of Philosophy, 1899.
Assistant chemistry and physics, Buchtel College, 1894-1897. Chief chemist Lake Superior Power Company, Sault Ste. Marie, 1899-1902; assistant Professor textile chemistry, Clemson (South Carolina.) College, 1902-1905.
Assistant professor technical chemistry, 1905-1906, assistant professor chemical practice in charge department of chemistry, 1906-1907, associate professor, 1907-1908, professor of chemistry from 1908 until retired, Carngeie Institute Technology, Pittsburgh.
Research and patents on acetylene storage and on oxidation products of petroleum.
Member American Chemical Society, American Institute Chemical Engineers.
Married Edith Mallison, November 28, 1899. Children: Mary Alice, Virginia, Josephine.