Sidney Milton Edelstein
American electrical engineer
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Sidney Milton Edelstein (22 Jan 1912 – 18 Sep 1994) was an American chemist, inventor and industrialist.
- chemist
- inventor
- industrialist
Sidney Milton Edelstein | |
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| Born | 22 January 1912 |
| Died | 18 September 1994 (aged 82) Fort Lee, New Jersey, US |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemical Engineering |
| Institutions | Dexter Chemical Corporation |
Life
He was born on 22 January 1912 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, into a Jewish family.[1]
He was married to Mildred Citron Edelstein.[2]
He died on 18 September 1994 (aged 82) in Fort Lee, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.
Education
He attended Baylor High School.[3]
He gained admission, at the age of sixteen, to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He graduated from MIT in 1932.[4] There he developed expertise in the chemistry of cellulose and in textile microscopy.[5]
Career
He was the founder in 1945 of the Dexter Chemical Corporation in the Borough of the Bronx, New York City.[6]
Awards and honours
Several awards and honours were either started by Sidney Milton Edelstein or are named after him:
He holds a number of patents related to the preparation of cellulose solutions.[7]