Lewis, Warren Kendall, 1882-

Warren K. Lewis, 1882-1975, SB, 1905, MIT; PhD in chemistry, 1908, University of Breslau, Germany, became assistant professor of chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1910 and professor of chemical engineering in 1914. From 1920 to1929 he served as the first head of the newly established Department of Chemical Engineering. He then returned full time to teaching and research.

Warren K. Lewis played a significant role in establishing chemical engineering as an independent discipline. He collaborated with William H. Walker and W. H. McAdams in writing the textbook Principles of Chemical Engineering . After its publication in 1923 it became the standard for students of the field.

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