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Archival as AuthorSamuel C. Collins
Dates
September 28, 1898 – June 19, 1984
Authorized Form of Name
Collins, Samuel C. (Samuel Cornette)
Additional Forms of Names
Collins, Samuel Cornette
Biography
Abstract
Samuel Collins was a research chemist at the Naval Research Laboratory (1971-1984). His other institutional affiliations included the University of Tennessee and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is well-known for his research on liquid helium.
Important Dates
September 28, 1898Birth, Democrat (Ky.).
1920Obtained BSA, University of Tennessee, Knoxville (Tenn.).
1924Obtained MS, University of Tennessee, Knoxville (Tenn.).
1925 – 1926Professor of Chemistry, Carson-Newman College.
1927Obtained PhD in Chemistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (N.C.).
1927 – 1928Associate Professor of Chemistry, Junior College, University of Tennessee, Knoxville (Tenn.).
1928 – 1930Professor, Tennessee State Teachers College.
1930 – 1984Research Associate (1930-1936); Assistant Professor to Associate Professor of Chemistry (1936-1945); Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering (1945-1949); Professor of Mechanical Engineering (1949-1964); and Emeritus Professor of Mechanical Engineering (1964-1984), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge (Mass.).
1968 – 1971Vice President, Cryogenic Technology, Inc.
1969Member, National Academy of Sciences.
1971 – 1984Research Chemist, Naval Research Laboratory, United States Navy, Washington (D.C.).
June 19, 1984Death, Washington (D.C.).
Occupation
Experimental low temperature chemist.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Death
Subjects
Relationships
People
Colleagues
Compton, K. T. (Karl Taylor), 1887-1954
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Keyes, Frederick G. (Frederick George), 1885-1976
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Kirkwood, John Gamble, 1907-1959
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Stratton, Julius Adams, 1901-1994
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Institutions
Major Positions
Carson-Newman University
Professor of Chemistry.
Cryogenic Technology, Inc.
Vice President.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemistry
Research Associate and Assistant Professor to Associate Professor of Chemistry.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, and Emeritus Professor of Mechanical Engineering.
Naval Research Laboratory (U.S.)
Research Chemist.
State Teachers College (Memphis, Tenn.)
Professor.
University of Tennessee (Knoxville campus). Department of Chemistry
Obtained BSA in 1920 and MS in 1924. Associate Professor of Chemistry, Junior College.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Department of Chemistry
Obtained PhD in 1927.
Resources
Archival Resources
Author
Samuel C. Collins papers, 1938-1983.
Institute Archives and Special Collections
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
M.I.T. Libraries, Rm. 14N-118, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA