Lewis Norton (1855–1893) was an American academic who introduced the first four-year undergraduate

chemical engineering Chemical engineering is an engineering field which deals with the study of the operation and design of chemical plants as well as methods of improving production. Chemical engineers develop economical commercial processes to convert raw materials ...

program while teaching at

Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a Private university, private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Established in 1861, MIT has played a significant role in the development of many areas of moder ...

in 1888. He was the grandfather of mathematician

Edward Norton Lorenz Edward Norton Lorenz (May 23, 1917 – April 16, 2008) was an American mathematician and meteorologist who established the theoretical basis of weather and climate predictability, as well as the basis for computer-aided atmospheric physics and me ...

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* 1855 births 1893 deaths American chemical engineers Massachusetts Institute of Technology faculty {{US-academic-bio-stub