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Morris E. Leeds (March 6, 1869 in Philadelphia – February 8, 1952) was an American electrical engineer known for his many inventions in the field of electrical measuring devices and controls.
Biography [ edit ]
Leeds was born in Philadelphia in 1869 to Barclay Robert and Mary (Maule) Leeds. After attending the Westtown School , he graduated with a B.S. at Haverford College in 1888. During 1892–93, he was a graduate student in physics at the University of Berlin .
After graduation in 1888, Leeds started working in industry. By 1899, he had cofounded his own firm to manufacture electrical instruments, Morris E. Leed's & Co., where he became managing partner. In 1903, he founded a second company called Leeds & Northrup with Edwin Fitch Northrup to manufacture electrical instruments and pyrometers. He served as president of Leeds & Northrup until 1939 and chairman of the board of directors until 1952. He was an active Orthodox Quaker all his life.
Leeds was inducted into the Academy of Natural Sciences , the American Academy of Political and Social Science , the American Academy of Arts and Sciences ,[1] American Philosophical Society .[2] Edward Longstreth Medal from the Franklin Institute in 1920,[3] Henry Laurence Gantt Medal in 1936, the ASME Medal in 1946,[4] IEEE Edison Medal in 1948.[5]
Patents [ edit ]
Test set to localize failures in (underground) cables, manufactured by the Leeds & Northrup company
US Patent No. 965.824 - recorder, 1910.
US Patent No. 1.057.416 - speed control apparatus, 1913.
US Patent No. 1.097.651 - measuring apparatus, 1914.
US Patent No. 1.125.699 - electrical recorder, 1915.
US Patent No. 1.192.911 - composite resistance, 1916.
US Patent No. 1.332.182 - automatic control, 1917
References [ edit ]
^ "Franklin Laureate Database - Edward Longstreth Medal 1920 Laureates" . Franklin Institute . Retrieved November 16, 2011 .
^ "ASME Medal" . American Society of Mechanical Engineers . Retrieved October 1, 2011 .
^ "Morris E. Leeds" . IEEE Global History Network . IEEE. Retrieved 25 July 2011 .
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