Richard Magruder Phelan

Background

Phelan, Richard Magruder was born on September 20, 1921 in Moberly, Missouri, United States. Son of Frederick William and Ethel Ray (Magruder) Phelan.

Education

Student, Moberly Junior College, 1939-1941; Bachelor of Science in Mech. Engineering, U. Missouri, Columbia, 1943; Master of Mechanical Engineering, Cornell Univercity, 1950; postgraduate, University of Michigan, 1956-1957.

Career

Instructor, Cornell Univercity, 1947-1950; assistant professor mechanic engineering, Cornell Univercity, 1950-1956; associate professor, Cornell Univercity, 1956-1962; professor, Cornell Univercity, 1962-1987; professor emeritus, Cornell Univercity, since 1988.

Achievements

• Richard Magruder Phelan has been listed as a noteworthy Mechanical engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Automatic Control Systems

    (This book, comprised of a well-edited series of seminars ...)

  • Dynamics of Machinery

    (Great vintage machinery book!)

  • Fundamentals of Mechanical Design (Mechanical Engineering Series) by Richard M. Phelan (1970-06-01)
  • Fundamentals of Mechanical Design (Mechanical Engineering Series)
  • FUNDAMENTALS OF MECHANICAL DESIGN, Third Edition - A volume in the McGraw-Hill Series in MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Membership

Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Society Engineering Education, Society Experimental Stress Analysis, American Gear Manufacturers Association, American Association of University Professors, American Association for the Advancement of Science, New York Academy Sciences, Society Experimental Mechanics, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, Pi Tau Sigma, Tau Beta Pi.

Connections

Married Olive Bernice McIntosh, May 25, 1951. Children— William James, Susan Ray.

Father:

Frederick William Phelan

Mother:

Ethel Ray (Magruder) Phelan

Spouse:

Olive Bernice McIntosh