Arthur W. Carpenter
Arthur W. Carpenter (1891- 2 January 1981) was a B. F. Goodrich chemist known for his contributions in standardizing testing methods for rubber.[1][2]
Carpenter was born in Akron, Ohio in 1891, and he was a veteran of World War I. He obtained a master's degree from MIT in 1913 in chemical engineering. He joined B. F. Goodrich in 1926. From 1928 to 1956, he served as secretary of ASTM's standing committee on rubber. He served as president of ASTM in 1946. He served for a year on the War Production Board in 1951. He retired from Goodrich in 1957.
Carpenter won the 1957 Charles Goodyear Medal.
References
[edit]- ^ "Wellsville Daily Reporter from Wellsville, New York on July 12, 1957 · Page 3". Wellsville Daily Reporter. 12 July 1957. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ "Arthur W. Carpenter Obituary". The Akron Beacon Journal. 4 January 1981. Retrieved 19 August 2016.