Reuben Nicholas Trane (September 13, 1886 – September 5, 1954) was an American

mechanical engineer Mechanical may refer to: Machine * Machine (mechanical), a system of mechanisms that shape the actuator input to achieve a specific application of output forces and movement * Mechanical calculator, a device used to perform the basic operations o ...

. Together with his father

James Trane James Alex Trane (April 29, 1857 – January 24, 1936) was a Norwegian-American inventor and industrialist. He was the co-founder of Trane. Biography James Alex Trane was born as Jens Alexander Martin Trane in Målselv, Norway. He was an immigran ...

, he founded the heating and air conditioning company,

Trane Trane is a manufacturer of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, along with building management systems and controls. The company is a subsidiary of Trane Technologies, a company focused on manufacturing HVAC and refrigera ...

Biography

Reuben Trane was born in

La Crosse, Wisconsin La Crosse ( ) is a city in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States, and its county seat. Positioned alongside the Mississippi River, La Crosse is the largest city on Wisconsin's western border. La Crosse's population was 52,680 as of the 202 ...

on September 13, 1886. He graduated from

La Crosse Central High School La Crosse Central High School is a public high school in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Administered by the School District of La Crosse, it is located on the south side of the city. The school was established in 1907. History La Crosse Central is the ...

in 1906. In 1910, he graduated from the

University of Wisconsin–Madison The University of Wisconsin–Madison (University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin, UW, UW–Madison, or simply Madison) is a public land-grant research university in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. It was founded in 1848 when Wisconsin achieved st ...

with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. In 1913, James and Reuben incorporated The Trane Company. In 1923, Reuben Trane invented the convector radiator. From 1916 until 1951, Reuben Trane was president of Trane. From 1951 until his death in 1954, Reuben Trane was chairman of the board of Trane. He was a member of the Institution of Heating and Ventilating Engineers and of the American Society of Heating and Ventilating Engineers (ASHRAE), to which he was awarded a lifetime membership in 1951. Trane was inducted into the ASHRAE Hall of Fame in 1997.

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External links

Reuben Nicholas Trane, Dictionary of Wisconsin History, Wisconsin State Historical Society
1886 births 1954 deaths American mechanical engineers American business executives American company founders American people of Norwegian descent People from La Crosse, Wisconsin University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Engineering alumni History of Wisconsin Ingersoll Rand people La Crosse Central High School alumni {{US-business-bio-1880s-stub