Background
Swain, Philip William was born on August 26, 1889 in Westerville, Ohio, United States. Son of Richard LaRue and Anna Elizabeth (Shuey) Swain.
Swain, Philip William was born on August 26, 1889 in Westerville, Ohio, United States. Son of Richard LaRue and Anna Elizabeth (Shuey) Swain.
Bachelor of Arts, Syracuse University, 1911. Bachelor of Philosophy, Yale, 1913, Mechanical Engineering, 1915. Doctor of Engineering honorary, Case Institute Technology, 1947.
Instructor mechanic engineering Yale, 1915-1916, 16-17. Engineer Franklin (Pennsylvania) Manufacturing Company, 1919-1921. Associate editor Power, McGraw-Hill Public Company, 1921-1933, managing editor, 1933-1934, chief editor 1934-1954, now consulting editors
Consultant, lecturer engineering, technical writer
Assistant director Office Strategic Information, Department of Commerce, 1955. Technical advisor C.B.S. Bikini atom bomb tests, 1946.
Covered tests for McGraw-Hill papers.
Served Second lieutenant to First lieutenant with Field Artillery, United States Army, 1917-1919. Fellow Associate of Science Mechanical Engineering, American Welding Society, Yale Engineering Association, National Conference Business Paper. Clubs: Yale (New York City).
Married Edith Florence Adair, August 21, 1917. Children: Jean Adair, Anne Mackintosh (Mistress Hall F. Overton).