J. Roger Beatty
James Roger Beatty (April 9, 1917-November 25, 2010) was a B. F. Goodrich Senior Research Fellow and the first recipient of the Melvin Mooney Distinguished Technology Award.
Early life and education[edit]
Beatty was born in Iola, Kansas on April 9, 1917. His birth certificate recorded the birthday erroneously as 9 March.[1] His mother died when he was 14 years old.[2] He obtained a Physics degree from Kansas State University.[3] He served in the U.S. Cavalry, Fort Riley, from which he received an honorable discharge in 1936.
Career[edit]
Beatty moved to Akron, Ohio in 1942 to join B. F. Goodrich, working under Arthur E. Juve. He remained with the company until his retirement in 1982 as a senior research fellow.
Beatty was a prolific inventor and author of scientific papers on rubber technology. His patents included testing devices / methods for measuring cure behavior,[4] ozone cracking,[5] rubber tack[6] and cutting and chipping resistance of rubber.[7] He chaired the 1974 Gordon Research Conference on Elastomers.[8]
Awards and recognitions[edit]
- 1979 - certificate of special appreciation from the ACS Rubber Division for service as chairman of the program planning committee.[9]
- 1982 - Inaugural recipient of the Melvin Mooney Distinguished Technology Award from the ACS Rubber Division[10]
References[edit]
- ^ Kastein, Benjamin. "Interview with J. Roger Beatty". summitmemory.org. Akron-Summit County Public Library. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- ^ "Obituary for Edna May Ling, 1890-1931 (Aged 41)". The Iola Register. Iola Register. June 12, 1931. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- ^ "J. Beatty Obituary". legacy.com. Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
- ^ Beatty, J. Roger. "US3182494A Viscurometer". patents.google.com. US Patent Office. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
- ^ Beatty, J. Roger. "US2768068A Ozone test on rubber". patents.google.com. US Patent Office. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
- ^ Beatty, J. Roger. "US3548652A Tack tester". patents.google.com. US Patent Office. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
- ^ Beatty, J. Roger. "US4144740A Testing apparatus and method for measuring cutting, chipping and abrasion resistance". patents.google.com. US Patent Office. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
- ^ Cruickshank, Alexander M. (March 8, 1974). "Gordon Research Conferences". Science. 183 (4128): 979–1003. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- ^ Kastein, Benjamin (1990). "People Make the Difference". Rubber Chemistry and Technology. 63 (5): 81–95. doi:10.5254/1.3538291.
- ^ "Past Rubber Division, ACS Science & Technology Award Winners". rubber.org. ACS Rubber Division. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
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