Hostetter, John C.

John C. Hostetter was born on February 18, 1886, in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. He studied chemical engineering at Bucknell University, where he received a B.S. in 1908, and an M.S. in 1909.

In his early career, Hostetter worked as a chemistry instructor at Bucknell University (1908-10), as a chemist at the U.S. Standards Bureau (1910-12), and as a physical chemist at the Geophysical Lab of the Carnegie Institute (1912-19). In 1919, he joined Corning Glass Works as manager of the Steuben division. He also held a variety of other positions, including assistant to the vice president (1922-24), manager of the company’s Rhode Island division (1924-28), and manager of the bulb and tubing department (1928-30). In 1930, he became director of research and development, a post he filled until 1937. From 1931 to 1936, he directed the task of casting the 200” disk.

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