Milton C. Whitaker
| Milton C. Whitaker | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 16, 1870 Frazeysburg, Ohio |
| Died | 1963 |
| Nationality | United States (American) |
| Occupation | Chemical Engineer |
| Known for |
Perkin Medal (1923) Patents |
Milton C. Whitaker was a noted 20th-century chemist. His areas of speciality were chemical engineering and industrial chemistry.
Whitaker was born in Frazeysburg, Ohio, December 16, 1870, to R.B. Whitaker and Jennie Magruder. The family moved to Colorado in 1880. Whitaker graduated from Boulder School in 1887 and Colorado State Preparatory School in 1890. He worked as a mechanic and millwright for three years, designing and erecting two large mills for Mancos Lumber Company.
In 1900 he married Mabel Martin of Denver, member of the class of 1898 of the University of Colorado. They had two sons, John and Robert.
The Whitakers resided in the Ambassador Hotel, New York for the latter part of their lives.
In 1893 Whitaker entered the University of Colorado. He studied under Professor Charles S. Palmer, the head of the department of chemistry, who inspired him to make chemistry his major. He also studied mineralogy, geology, petrology, metallurgy, assaying, mechanical engineering and electrical engineering. He assisted in the chemical laboratory, as well as doing some teaching.
Whitaker received his Bachelor of Science in 1897, and a Master of Science in 1900. In 1915 he received an honorary doctorate of Chemical Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh.
In 1898 Whitaker was appointed the post as instructor in chemistry for the sophomore class of Columbia College. In 1902 Charles F. Chandler, a colleague at Columbia, recommended him as a chemist for the Welsbach Light Chemical Company in Gloucester City, New Jersey, where he was made superintendent of all manufacturing departments by 1903. He devoted seven years to directing research work, solving chemical and engineering problems, and developing the factories at Philadelphia and Columbus. From 1908-10 he was a special lecturer on works management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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