Background
Begell, William was born on May 18, 1928 in Wilno, Poland. Son of Ferdinand and Liza (Kowarski) Beigel. came to the United States, 1947, naturalized, 1953.
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William Begell
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Bachelor in Chemical Engineering, City College of New York, 1953. MChemE, Polytechnic Institute Brooklyn, 1958. Postgraduate, Columbia University, 1959.
Doctor of Science, Academy of Sciences BSSR, Minsk, 1984.
Career
Engineering manager heat transfer research facility department chemical engineering, Columbia University, 1953-1959;
co-founder, executive vice president, Scripta Technica, Inc., Washington, 1959-1974;
founder, president, Hemisphere Publishing Corporation, Washington, 1974-1991;
founder, president, Begell House, Inc., Publications, New York City, since 1991;
president, chief scientist, Byelocorp Science, Inc., since 1991;
director, Supco International Engineering Corporation, Milan, since 1994. Lecturer public George Washington University, Washington, also New York University. Consultant Heat Transfer Research Laboratory, Columbia University.
Consultant in field.
Achievements
Membership
Member national advisory board center for the Book, Library. of Congress. Chairman executive council Professional and Scholarly Publications. Board directors American Federation for the Blind.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Institute Chemical Engineers, American Society for Engineering Education, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (communications board Fellow, 1996, Distinguished Service award 1992), Association American Publishers (director), New York Academy of Sciences (publications board), International Centre for Heat and Mass Transfer, Washington Book Publishers (founder), American Association Engineering Societies.
Connections
Married Esther Kessler, May 27, 1948. Children: Frederick Paul (deceased), Alissa Maya (deceased).
