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McGee, Thomas Donald was born on June 9, 1925 in Tripoli, Iowa, United States. Son of Nacy Waters and Maude Sophia (Ridenour) M.
(Explains the principles underlying all devices used to se...)
Explains the principles underlying all devices used to sense temperature, and how the sensor signals are processed to convert them to indications of temperature. Describes the fundamental concepts of temperature, the Thermodynamic Temperature Scale, and the International Practical Temperature Scale. Covers sensor choice, response characteristics, heat transfer conditions, installation errors, instrumentation compromises, and mechanisms of sensor deterioration. Many specific sensors are described, including expansion devices, liquid-in-glass thermometers, electrical resistance devices, thermistors, electronic sensors, thermocouples, disappearing filament optical pyrometers, infrared pyrometers, total radiation pyrometers, pyrometric cones, and other novel methods. Includes discussion of measurement of temperatures to a fraction of a degree Kelvin.
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McGee, Thomas Donald was born on June 9, 1925 in Tripoli, Iowa, United States. Son of Nacy Waters and Maude Sophia (Ridenour) M.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Iowa State University, 1948. Bachelor of Science in Ceramic Engineering, Iowa State University, 1948. Master of Science, Iowa State University, 1958.
Doctor of Philosophy, Iowa State University, 1961.
Research engineer, A. P. Green Industries, Mexico, Missouri, 1948-1954; research engineer supervisor, A.P. Green Industries, Mexico, 1954-1956; assistant professor, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa., 1961-1965; associate professor, Iowa State University, Ames professor, Iowa State University, Ames, 1965.
(Explains the principles underlying all devices used to se...)
Lieutenant United States Navy, 1946-1956. Member National Institute Ceramic Engineers (president 1985-1986), American Society Engineering Education, Society for Glass Technology, Society for Biomaterials, American Ceramic Society, Am.Assn. Engineer Society (Board of Governors since 1985), Accred.
Board Engineering Technology (dir.1979-1986), Keramos Fraternity (general secretary 1986-1991), Kiwanis.
Married Avis Morse, December 28, 1948 (divorced 1976). Children: Evelyn, Timothy, James, Matthew. Married Clara Thomas McGee, July 5, 1981 (deceased 1994).
Married Dorothy Leone Tschopp, March 15, 2003.