Clarence Hugo Linder (January 18, 1903 – May 3, 1994) was a noted American electrical engineer and a founding member of the

National Academy of Engineering The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) is an American nonprofit, non-governmental organization. The National Academy of Engineering is part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, along with the National Academy of ...

.''The National Academy of Engineering: The First Ten Years'' (1976), NAE Press. He started at

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in 1924 and worked on a broad spectrum of its product line over his career, from turbines to consumer appliances, and eventually retired as its vice president in 1963.Hall, CW (2008) ''A Biographical Dictionary of People in Engineering'', Purdue University Press.

Biography

Linder was born in Ogema, Wisconsin, received his education through master's degree at the

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, and in 1924 started his long career at

. He held a number of positions in GE's Schenectady Works, including superintendent of the Searchlight Department at the start of

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, and culminating as assistant manager in 1940s. In 1951 he was named manager of the Major Appliance Division, and in 1953 Vice President of Engineering. He became group executive for the Electric Utilities Group in 1960, and retired in 1963. Linder was active in numerous professional groups. He was a fellow and president of the

American Institute of Electrical Engineers The American Institute of Electrical Engineers (AIEE) was a United States-based organization of electrical engineers that existed from 1884 through 1962. On January 1, 1963, it merged with the Institute of Radio Engineers (IRE) to form the Insti ...

and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, member of the

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and

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, and active at the

Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a key role in the development of modern technology and science, and is one of the ...

Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of high ...

Vermont Academy Vermont Academy (VA) is a private, co-educational, college preparatory, boarding and day school in Saxtons River, Vermont, serving students from ninth through twelfth grade, as well as postgraduates. Founded in 1876, the campus was listed on t ...

, and

Union College Union College is a private liberal arts college in Schenectady, New York. Founded in 1795, it was the first institution of higher learning chartered by the New York State Board of Regents, and second in the state of New York, after Columbia Co ...

. He was awarded the IEEE Haraden Pratt Award in 1976.

References

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