Background
Fenn, John Bennett was born on June 15, 1917 in New York City. Son of Herbert Bennett and Jeanette Clyde (Dingman) Fenn.
(In Engines, Energy, and Entropy, John Fenn engagingly exp...)
In Engines, Energy, and Entropy, John Fenn engagingly explores the subject of thermodynamics by drawing on the reader s everyday experience. He lucidly explains the laws of thermodynamics, examines their origins, their meaning, and their application to familiar situations. His wry presentation includes frequent insights into the history of the subject, and a whimsical character named Charlie the Caveman as an early Everyman, highlighting the applications of the laws. End-of-chapter exercises permit readers to test their comprehension of the material.
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Fenn, John Bennett was born on June 15, 1917 in New York City. Son of Herbert Bennett and Jeanette Clyde (Dingman) Fenn.
AB, Berea College, Kentucky, 1937. Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, New Haven, 1940.
Research chemist, (Monsanto Chemical Company), Anniston, Alabama, 1940-1943;
Research chemist, Sharples Chemicals, Inc., Wyandotte, Michigan, 1943-1945;
vice president, Experiment, Inc., Richmond, Virginia, 1945-1952;
director, Project SQUID, Princeton, 1952-1962;
professor mechanic engineering, Project SQUID, 1959-1963;
professor aerospace science, Project SQUID, 1963-1966;
professor applied science and chemistry, Yale University, since 1967;
president, Relay Development Corporation, since 1975. Visiting scientist North America Aviation Science Center, 1965-1966. Visiting professor U. Trento, Italy, 1976, U. Tokyo, 1979, University of China, 1987.
Director Thermal Research & Engineering Corporation, 1952-1959. Science liaison officer Office Naval Research, London, 1955. Director Aero Chemical Research laboratories, 1956-1960.
Consultant United Nations.
(In Engines, Energy, and Entropy, John Fenn engagingly exp...)
(In Engines, Energy, and Entropy, John Fenn engagingly exp...)
Member of American Association for the Advancement of Science, International Society Mass Spectrometry, American Institute Chemical Engineers, American Chemical Society, Sigma Xi.
Married Margaret Elizabeth Wilson, June 6, 1939. Children: Margaret Marianne, Barbara Leigh, John Bennett.