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Contact Information:
Mel Albright (Deceased 11/2004)
Bartlesville, OK
Federation Offices Held:
Local Club or Society Information:
I am a member of the Osage Hills Gem and Mineral Society. I edited their newsletter for
14 years. I am a past-President. I was awarded membership in the first group of the Editor's Hall of Fame selected by the AFMS.
Rockhounding Interests:
As a rockhound, I am a faceter, a cabber, a silversmith, and have done channel work. My favorite stones for cabs are the spectacular ones - fortification agate, brightly colored agates and jaspers, "eye" stones and the like.
Personal Information:
I am retired from Phillips Petroleum Company. I spent my career in Research and Development as a thermodynamicist and separations expert.
I grew up in Stillwater, OK. I attended Oklahoma State University and graduated with a BS in chemical engineering. I was a 2nd Lt. in the Army for the Korean war - I was in chemical technical intelligence and then training smoke generator companies. I then worked in R&D at Conoco Oil. I returned to OSU and got a MS in Chemical Engineering. While there, I taught mathematics for the university. I then went to Phillips in 1956. There I was in the first group to use computers for solving chemical engineering problems. I used computers from then on.
I have two daughters and three grandsons. My first wife is gone and I am re-married.
The 1956 Computer (Datatron 205) had 4080 12 digit word magnetic drum storage (and addressable tape units), was ceiling high, 20 feet long and 4 feet thick, required 20 tons of air conditioning and cost several million dollars. Any $25 calculator from Wal-Mart's will beat it.
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