Background
Hopkins, Nevil Monroe was born on September 15, 1873 in Portland, Maine, United States. Son of Francis Nevil and Frances Anna (Monroe) Hopkins.
Hopkins, Nevil Monroe was born on September 15, 1873 in Portland, Maine, United States. Son of Francis Nevil and Frances Anna (Monroe) Hopkins.
Bachelor of Science, Columbian (now George Washington University, 1899, Master of Science, 1900, Doctor of Philosophy, 1902. Graduate student, Harvard, 1901.
Instructor chemistry, Columbian University, 1899-1902. Assistant professor of chemistry since 1902, George Washington University. Professional engineer lecturer, College of Engineering, New York University, since 1934.
Member of faculty Institute for Industrial Progress. Member Munroe, Hall & Hopkins, consultant engrs. Electrician, General Electric Company, Schenectady, New York.
Editorial representative Electrical World and Engineer, New York. Trustee and in charge division electrical engineering, Institute of Industrial Research. Vice-president and electrical engineer Electric Tachometer Company Elec. engineer Navy Department in charge power plant design and construction at all navy yards and stations, 1905-1908.
Expert engineer United States Office of Public Roads, Washington, District of Columbia, since 1909. Inventor of electric and mechanic devices, instruments for high temperature measurements, etc. Awarded John Scott medal, Franklin Institute, 1900.
Temporary assistant American Embassy, Paris, during outbreak European war. Volunteer to French Red Cross and with French army in retreat from Mons to Paris. Lectured in American theatres on European war for benefit of Belgian destitute.
Chairman Belgian Scholarship Committee, for bringing to America worthy Belgian professors and scholars and providing funds for their support with free use of America universities Lecturer on the navy and national defense, auspices of Navy League United States Technology adviser, design section of gun division bureau of Ordnance, since 1917. Major of ordnance, United States Army, 1917. Consulting engineer Rys.
Electric Equipment Company, Philadelphia. Construction engineering Aircraft Fireproofing Corporation, New York, also of Union Carbide and Carbon Company, New York, and in charge department of mechanic research, Union Carbide and Carbon Research laboratories, Long Island. Director research Burnot Fireproofing Products.
President New-Mix Products, Inc., International Tube Company Inventor and developer “Televotes,” “Radiovotes”. Also submersible battle cruiser and long range naval and antiaircraft guns, high explosive antiaircraft shells and battleship wrecking bombs. New blast meter and system for United States Army for measuring force of high explosives in the field.
New electro chronograph for ballistic measurements. Inventor Synchronous Electric Registration and Voting System, and Home Registration Voting Stations therefor, making possible mass voting by radio and newspaper announcement. Automatic radio-electric survey system showing the number of radio receiving sets tuned in to any particular broadcasting station wave length, at any time.
Inactivators for destroying criminal time bombs and infernal machines. Designer of torpedo and magnetic-mine protection equipment for freighters at sea. Also super rocket guns and rocket missiles.
President National Electric Ballots, Inc. Consultant in high explosives in regard to bomb-proofs and shelters for animals to American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to animals.
Member of faculty Institute for Industrial Progress. Member Munroe, Hall & Hopkins, consultant engrs. Electrician, General Electric Company, Schenectady, New York.
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Institute Mech. Engineers,; Clubs: Metropolitan, Cosmos, Chevy Chase, Adventurers, Corinthian Yacht (Washington, District of Columbia).
Married Katherine Guy, January 5, 1897.; married second, Raymonde Briggs, June 22, 1932. Children: Anne Dorsey (Mistress James W. Allison), Frances Monroe (Mistress Horace W. Peaslee).