Martin Lessen

Background

Lessen, Martin was born on September 6, 1920 in New York City. Son of Philip and Lena (Sukornik) Lessen.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, City College of New York, 1940; Master of Mechanical Engineering, New York University, 1942; Doctor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1948.

Career

Mechanic engineer, Brooklyn Navy Yard, 1940-1946; aero research scientist National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, Cleveland, 1948-1949; professor aero engineering, Pennsylvania State University, State College, 1949-1953; professor and chairman applied mechanics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1953-1960; professor, department chairman mechanic engring, U. Rochester, New York, 1960-1970; Yates Memorial professor engineering, U. Rochester, 1967-1983; Yates Memorial professor engineering emeritus, U. Rochester, since 1983; liaison scientist, Office Naval Research, London, 1976-1979. Consultant General Electric Company, 1954-1958, Radio Corporation of America Company, 1957-1964, Bausch & Lomb, 1965-1975, Eastman Kodak Company, since 1964, Energy division ORNL, since 1984. Advisory committee Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1984-1987.

Achievements

• Martin Lessen has been listed as a noteworthy Engineering educator, consulting engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Society of Mechanical Engineers (founding chairman energetics 1964), American Physical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science Clubs: Cosmos (Washington).

Connections

Married Elizabeth Scher, August 27, 1948. Children: Margot, Deborah, David.

Father:

Philip Lessen

Mother:

Lena (Sukornik) Lessen

Spouse:

Elizabeth Scher

child:

David Lessen

child:

Deborah Lessen

child:

Margot Lessen