George Edmond Russell

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(1877 - 1953)
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Professor Russell joined the Institute staff in 1900 and during World War II served on the Advisory Board of the United States Coast Guard Academy.
He was born in Boston on December 25, 1877, and received the degree of bachelor of science at M.I.T. in 1900. Following a year as assistant in civil engineering, Professor Russell went to New York as designing engineer for the American Car and Foundry Company, where he designed the first noncombustible steel passenger car for use in subways. From 1904-1905 he also taught at Cornell University, and in 1905 returned to M.I.T. as instructor in civil engineering. Professor Russell was promoted to assistant professor in 1907, associate professor of hydraulic engineering in 1913, professor of hydraulics in 1921, and emeritus professor and lecturer in hydraulics in 1943.
When the M.I.T. Hydrodynamics Laboratory and Ship Model Towing Tank was dedicated in June, 1951, Professor Russell was chairman of the afternoon symposium “Hydrodynamics in Modern Technology.”
In addition to his Institute activities, Professor Russell served as design engineer for the state's Charles River Basin Commission; traffic and structural engineer for the Boston Transit Commission; civil service examiner for state engineers; and engineering consultant to the U. S. Navy, to industry, and to many New England municipalities.
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