Morris Llewellyn Cooke
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Morris Llewellyn Cooke, 1911
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May 11, 1872 Carlisle, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | March 5, 1960 (aged 87) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Lehigh University |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Known for | Rural Electrification |
| Children | None |
| Parent(s) | William Harvey Cooke and Elizabeth Richmond Marsden |
Morris Llewellyn Cooke (May 11, 1872 – March 5, 1960) was an American engineer, best known for his work on Scientific Management and Rural Electrification.
Born in Carlisle, Pennsylvania as one of eight children to William Harvey Cooke and Elizabeth Richmond Marsden, Cooke attended Lehigh University in 1895 and obtained his degree in Mechanical Engineering. After Cooke had completed college and earned his degree from Lehigh University in Mechanical Engineering he went into the work force to become a machinist.
Cooke served as the director of the Rural Electrification Administration from May 1935 through March 1937. In March 1937, Cooke resigned and was succeeded by John Carmody. In 1940 Cooke became a technical consultant for the Office of Production Management, where he led an American technical mission to Brazil. In 1943 headed the War Labor Board panel to mediate a coal miners' strike. In the year 1946-1947 he was a member of a committee "jump, jump, jump" to survey the patent system. In 1950 President Harry S. Truman appointed Cooke chairman of the Water Resources Policy Commission
Cooke was recognized for his work on obtaining inexpensive electricity for residential use, facilitating better labor-management relations, and the conservation of land and water resources. As he wrote in 1913, "We shall never fully realize . . . the dreams of democracy until the principles of scientific management have permeated every nook and cranny of the working world."
In 1903 Cooke met a mechanical engineer that would later become very influential in Cooke's work, Frederick W. Taylor. Taylor chose four men to implement his theories of scientific management in the work force; Cooke was one of these men. It was at this time that Cooke and Taylor developed a professional relationship and Taylor's principles influenced Cooke to believe that "the application of scientific management principles to industry would benefit all of society." This belief later led to the creation of Cooke's own scientific consultant firm in 1905.
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